Christian Reflection and Prayer

God will guard you from the evil one

Scripture:

In the year that King Uzziah died,
I saw the Lord. He was seated on
a lofty throne, and the train of his
robe filled the Temple. Hovering
around him were mighty seraphim,
each with six wings.…In a great
chorus they sang, "Holy, holy,
holy is the Lord Almighty! The
whole earth is filled with his glory!"
Isaiah 6:1-4 NLT

Reflection:

Lead on, O King eternal,
Till sin's fierce war shall cease,
And holiness shall whisper
The sweet amen of peace.
For not with swords' loud clashing,
Nor roll of stirring drums,
With deeds of love and mercy
The heavenly kingdom comes.
Ernest Warburton Shurtleff

The day of march has come

In 1887, Ernest Shurtleff was
about to graduate from Andover
Seminary. Ernest wrote a hymn
for the entire graduating class to
sing. He told his fellow seminarians,
"We've been spending days of
preparation here at seminary.
Now the day of march has come,
and we must go out to follow the
leadership of the King of kings,
to conquer the world under His
banner."

Thus, "Lead On, O King Eternal"
was written for a seminary graduating
class. Our commencements are not
always so dramatic, but there is no
reason our eternal King cannot open
a new door for us today. We can step
out and march under His banner,
"not with fears, for gladness breaks
like morning where'er [His] face appears."

From The One Year Book of Hymns
(Tyndale House)