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Ezekiel 1:4-10
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| | Ezekiel 1:4-10 |
| 1. | From the north where God is dwelling |
| | Comes a rushing, stormy gale. |
| | Now the mighty Spirit blowing |
| | All our being does assail. |
| | We are stirred to our foundations- |
| | How this wind awakes us! |
| | Thus we're open for God's dealings, |
| | And the cloud descends on us. |
| 2. | With the cloud we have His presence |
| | Sweetly hov'ring over us; |
| | So enveloped by His nearness; |
| | In the Lord we put our trust. |
| | But the cloud bring with it fire |
| | To consume our selfish lusts; |
| | That as ashes something higher |
| | May be added into us. |
| 3. | Then from out the flashing fire |
| | Come th' electrum glowing bright. |
| | God as gold and man as silver |
| | Now are mingled. What a sight! |
| | This bright metal, O Lord Jesus, |
| | Is Thyself, Lamb-God sublime. |
| | O Lord, work Thyself within us |
| | Till th' electrum in us shines. |
| 4. | By our passing through this cycle, |
| | Living creature we become |
| | To express the life of Jesus; |
| | He with whom we've been made one. |
| | We express Him as a human, |
| | As a man so good and fine; |
| | Balanced, normal, never striving; |
| | Fully human, yet divine. |
| 5. | We express Him as a lion |
| | Conquering every enemy; |
| | As an ox obedient, lowly, |
| | Faithful in His ministry. |
| | We express Him as an eagle, |
| | So transcendent, soaring high; |
| | Never held by fear or flatter, |
| | He above it all does fly. |
| 6. | Hallelujah! What a figure |
| | Of the way God deals with us! |
| | >From the wind, cloud, fire, electrum, |
| | To the creature glorious: |
| | As the man, the ox and lion, |
| | As the eagle-all the four |
| | Will be our complete expression |
| | As we eat Him more and more. |