ALL THINGS HERE BEGIN WITH HIM (2002)

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Like shepherds running to His birth 

 were warmed by Heavenly Light,

The circling stars above us shine 

 with that same radiance bright,

And here on Earth each grain of salt, 

 each pebble by the shore,

Is given form by Him Who lay 

 within the stable door.

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O praise Him now, God’s only Son, 

 and to His birth attend,

For all things here begin with Him 

 and in Him find their end.

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Our souls, held down by futile thought 

 and fleshly passion’s lure,

Appear to us as earthbound things 

 whose final doom is sure,

But truly every soul is born 

 of Him and called above

To Heaven’s perfect knowledge 

 and its everlasting love.

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O praise Him now, God’s only Son...

We know mysterious depths within, 

which hint of angel wings

And music such as only His 

 celestial Spirit brings,

So open we with thankfulness 

 the gateway to our hearts,

And find therein the glorious Home 

 from which He ne’er departs.

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O praise Him now, God’s only Son...

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When Heaven and Earth are passed away 

 and Hell’s dark portal closed,

All taken up into Himself, 

 Whose love their state disposed,

Then will we know Him as He is, 

 and we ourselves will be

Within His Word, which spoken once, 

 returns eternally.

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O praise Him now, God’s only Son...

lyrics by Dr. Richard H. Overman

copyright © 2002 by Sunset Village Music