Category Archives: Heaven
Lord’s Day Hymn – “The Sands of Time Are Sinking”
“The Sands of Time are Sinking” By Anne Ross Cousin (1857), based on the letters of Samuel Rutherford The sands of time are sinking, the dawn of Heaven breaks; The summer morn I’ve sighed for—the fair, sweet morn awakes: Dark, … Continue reading
“Heaven is a world of love” by Jonathan Edwards
“There are many principles contrary to love, that make this world like a tempestuous sea. Selfishness, and envy, and revenge, and jealousy, and kindred passions keep life on earth in a constant tumult, and make it a scene of confusion … Continue reading
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“My best is to come” by Richard Sibbes
“God reserves the best for the last. God’s last works are His best works. The new heaven and the new earth are the best. The second wine that Christ created Himself was the best. Spiritual things are better than natural … Continue reading
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“Christ is the very heaven of heaven” by Richard Sibbes
“Heaven is not heaven without Christ. It is better to be any place with Christ than to be in heaven itself without Him. All delicacies without Christ are but as a funeral banquet. Where the master of the feast is … Continue reading
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“You have come to Mount Zion” by John Bunyan
“The pilgrims spoke about the glory of the place with the Shining Ones, who replied that the beauty and glory of it was inexpressible. Then they said it was ‘Mount Zion, the heavenly Jerusalem, the innumerable company of angels, and the … Continue reading
“Joy is the serious business of Heaven” by C.S. Lewis
“I do not think that the life of Heaven bears any analogy to play or dance in respect of frivolity. I do think that while we are in this ‘valley of tears,’ cursed with labour, hemmed round with necessities, tripped … Continue reading
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“Heaven is a world of singing” by Jonathan Edwards
“The best, most beautiful, and most perfect way that we have of expressing a sweet concord of mind to each other, is by music. When I form in my mind an idea of a society in the highest degree of … Continue reading
