Please take your Bibles and open them up to Psalm chapter 24.
As I mentioned earlier, we're walking through the Psalms for the summer,
! And we're in our third year, third summer now doing this.
So we kind of take 10 at a time.
And so we're walking through this stretch in the 20s this year.
And we've come up to Psalm 24 this morning.
If you don't have a Bible of your own,
you can use the pew Bible in the seat back nearby somewhere.
And you can find this passage on page 428 of that Bible.
But I do encourage you to have a copy of God's Word open
as we walk through the text together this morning
so that we can see it with our own eyes as we hear with our ears
what the Lord would say to us from Psalm 24.
When you found it, let's stand this morning in the honor of the reading of God's Word.
The earth is the Lord's and the fullness thereof,
the world and those who dwell therein.
For he has founded it upon the seas and established it upon the rivers.
Who shall ascend the hill of the Lord?
And who shall stand in his holy place?
He who has clean hands and a pure heart,
who does not lift up his soul to what is false
and does not swear deceitfully,
he will receive blessing from the Lord
and righteousness from the God of his salvation.
Such is the generation of those who seek him,
who seek the face of the God of Jacob.
Lift up your heads, O gates,
and be lifted up, O ancient doors,
that the King of glory may come in.
Who is this King of glory?
The Lord, strong and mighty.
The Lord, mighty in battle.
Lift up your heads, O gates,
and lift them up, O ancient doors,
that the King of glory may come in.
Who is this King of glory?
The Lord of hosts.
He is the King of glory.
All Scripture is God-breathed and profitable for teaching.
Lord, we praise you for your Word.
Lord, we ask now that as it is taught,
as it is preached,
Lord, that it would be profitable in our hearts,
and in our souls, and in our lives.
We pray this in Jesus' name.
Amen.
You may be seated.
How should we respond to the King of glory?
Five times in this psalm,
I hope you noticed it,
David calls the Lord the King of glory.
He is in awe of this truth that God is the King of glory.
In fact, that's one way we ought to respond.
But there is, at the same time,
there's this level of fear,
even despair.
Who can approach a God so glorious and so wonderful?
There's a bit of a paradox here in this psalm.
The good news is, on one hand,
our God is the King of glory.
No one comes close to Him.
But the bad news is,
God is the King of glory.
No one can come close to Him.
This is a tension point, isn't it?
It's a tension point.
Here in the psalm,
our God is glorious beyond all compare.
He's worthy of worship,
and yet, we cannot approach Him.
We are unworthy.
This tension lies at the heart of this psalm.
In fact, many people who are much smarter than me
agree that David wrote this psalm
in response to the entrance of the Ark of the Covenant
into the city of Jerusalem.
And if you know anything about that account,
you know that this tension of awe and fear
of God's glory, His worthiness,
and our unworthiness
runs throughout that entire story.
So let me recap it for you real quick
as we get our bearings here for our psalm.
The Ark of the Covenant,
as you probably are aware,
was the place where God
had designated His glory
would dwell in the midst of His people.
This was, in essence,
the presence of God
with His people.
Well, over the course of time,
the Philistines
defeat Israel in battle,
and they capture the Ark.
But they want the glory of God.
They want the presence of this God
there with them,
but not for long.
Because as long as this God of glory
dwelt with them,
they were afflicted by plagues.
They were made sick.
His presence was not safe for them.
God's presence was a danger to them.
So after seven months,
they sent it back.
The Ark came to Beth Shemesh.
What happened there?
Well, some of the men of Beth Shemesh
got a little bit curious,
and they wanted to take a peek,
and it says that
the Lord struck down
70 men
for looking upon
the Ark of the Lord.
In fact, some translations say
50,000 men
were struck down that day
for looking
upon the Ark of the Lord.
And so they too,
just like the Philistines,
they responded,
and they said,
Who is able to stand
before the Lord?
This holy God.
And to whom shall He
go up away from us?
And they sent Him away.
And the Ark, we're told,
came to Kiriath-Jerim,
to the house of a man
named Abinadab,
where it stayed
for the next 20 years.
We don't know exactly
what those 20 years held,
except we know
David is anointed king.
David captures
the city of Jerusalem.
And then David
sets out to bring
the Ark back
into the city,
back into the midst
of God's people.
So 2 Samuel 6
tells us,
David gathers up
30,000 men,
and he goes
to retrieve the Ark.
Now can you imagine
the excitement
of this moment?
Finally,
at long last,
the presence of God
is coming back
to dwell with His people
again.
And we're told
that everyone on the way
is singing
and dancing
and celebrating
and worshiping.
this is a moment
of awe
and worship
and praise
until
one of the oxen
stumbles.
One of Abinadab's sons,
Uzzah,
puts out his hand
to help
and he lays his hand
on top of the Ark
of the Lord
and instantly
the Lord strikes him down.
Again,
we've moved very quickly
from awe,
great awe,
now to great fear.
Who can stand
before the Lord?
So King David
changes his mind
and he sends the Ark
away to the house
of Obed-Edom
and for three months
it was there
in his home,
but over those three months
guess what happens
to Obed-Edom?
As the Ark
is there in his home,
Obed-Edom
and all his household
is blessed.
that same
presence of the Lord,
that same glorious
presence that
afflicted the Philistines,
that struck down
the men of Kiriath-Jerim,
excuse me,
of Beth-Shemesh,
that same glorious
presence of the Lord
that struck down
Uzzah
was a source
of blessing
for the house
of Obed-Edom.
So David sees this
and once again
David changes plans.
He says,
I want that blessing.
We need that blessing.
The people of God
need the blessing
of the presence
of God with them
and so we are
trying again.
So they go out again
and they finally
at long last
retrieve the Ark
and once again
we're told
on the way
into the city
they rejoice,
they worship,
they sacrifice
an ox
and a fattened animal.
David danced
before the Lord
with all his might
because the Lord,
the King of Glory
was coming
to be
with his people.
It's in response
to this
great moment
that the Lord,
that David
writes
Psalm 24.
How should we respond
to the King of Glory?
Three ways.
First,
first we see
his glory
is reason
for all.
We see this
in verses
1 and 2.
David begins
by standing
in awe
of the Lord
because he
is the King
of Glory
no one
comes close
to him.
He has
no equal.
In fact,
the Philistines
when they captured
the Ark
you know what
they did?
They brought it
into the house
of their God
Dagon.
Now this is
one of the funniest
stories in all
the Bible to me.
I love this story.
They brought it
into Dagon's house.
They set it
right beside
their idol.
They went to sleep.
They woke up
the next morning
and what happened?
Dagon,
their God,
had fallen
face first
in front of
the Ark
of the Lord.
So what do they do?
They pick their God up.
They dust him off.
Are you okay?
They set him back up
on the mantle.
They go throughout
their day.
They go to sleep again.
They wake up
the next morning
and what do they find?
Once again,
Dagon,
their God,
has fallen
face first
in front of
the Ark
of the Lord,
in front of
the presence
of God.
Except this time,
his head
has been cut off.
His arms
have been cut off.
It's just his torso
there,
face first,
lying prostrate
in front of the Lord.
What's the message?
The one true
God of the Bible
has no equal.
The one
Lord of heaven
and earth
is God
Almighty
and he has
no equal.
The Lord
doesn't just rule
over one part
of creation.
He rules
and reigns
over all
of creation.
Why?
Because he
is the creator
of it all.
The earth
is the Lord's
and the fullness
thereof.
The world
and all those
who dwell therein.
Why?
For he founded it
upon the seas
and established it
upon the rivers.
this is a
sweeping,
universal,
all-encompassing
claim
of the complete
and total
rule
of the Lord
over all things.
David says
all things
belong to God.
The earth
is the Lord's.
David,
of course,
as king,
he knew what it was like
to rule over
a territory.
He was a king
who had
a realm.
He had a domain
of his authority.
But here he
thinks about the Lord
and he stands in awe.
This is the king
of glory
who owns
all things.
All the earth
is his territory.
All the earth
is his realm.
All the earth
is under his authority.
All the earth
is his domain.
It is all
his.
The Himalayan mountains
belong to him.
The Pacific Ocean
belongs to him.
The Gobi Desert
belongs to him.
He owns the cattle
on a thousand hills
and he owns all the hills
for that matter.
And he says
not just this
but everything
within the earth
and all of the fullness
thereof.
He owns all the sheep
on the hillside.
He owns every fish
in the sea.
every grain of sand
in the desert.
He owns all
in all South Carolina
and all the mosquitoes
that fly within.
He owns every blade
of grass.
Every speck
of pollen.
It is all
his.
Of course
that includes
all of the people
of the earth.
Every single
individual person
belongs to God
the king
by right.
we belong
to him.
He has
owner's rights.
Creator's rights
over every single
individual
on the planet.
You know
one of the worst
lies that
people believe
that we've been fed
is that we are
independent
autonomous
self-sufficient
creatures.
We do what we want.
We are a law
unto ourselves.
We don't belong
to anybody
but us.
That's a lie.
We belong
to God
the king
by right.
And as king
he reigns
and he rules
over all things.
Not a single
thought.
Not a single
action.
Not a single
inclination
of the will
or of the heart
exists
outside
of his
sovereign
rule.
Our God
reigns over
times of joy.
the new birth
of children
into a family.
Laughter
and conversation
with friends.
A meal
in the fellowship
hall with your
church family.
And our God
reigns over
time of tragedy
and death.
Our God
reigns over
war.
He reigns
over bombings
in Iran
and in Israel.
He reigns
over the
slaughter of
Christians
in difficult
places.
You realize
that for
God
to be
God
that means
he reigns
sovereign
over
all.
All the
earth
is his
domain
and nothing
happens
in his
domain
apart
from his
sovereign
will.
That's what
it means
to be
God.
Abraham
Kuyper
rightly
says
there is
not a
square
inch
in the
whole
domain
of our
human
existence
over
which
Christ
who
is
sovereign
over
all
does
not
cry
mine.
Amen.
I imagine
King David
looking out
the window
of his
palace
looking out
at his
kingdom
in his
city
they called
it the
city of
David
looking over
his
people
all the
things that
are under
his rule
with a
crown
on his
head
leading
his
people
and
saying
you know
what
none
of this
is mine
all of
this
belongs
by right
to the
king
of glory
now church
when we
realize
that
that God
is the
rightful
owner
of all
the sovereign
ruler
of all
it ought
to lead
us to
recognize
that ultimately
nothing
really
belongs
to us
not
ultimately
sure we
have
stuff
but
it's not
ultimately
our
stuff
we have
plans
for our
life
ultimately
it's not
our
life
we have
people that
we love
children
spouses
we have
goals
ambitions
we have
jobs
we have
money
we have
possessions
we have
a home
but none
of it
ultimately
belongs
to us
all of
it
by right
belongs
to the
one
who is
the
king
Paul
David
Tripp
says
if you
believe
in God
you don't
live
with an
ownership
mentality
as if
your life
and your
things
belong
to you
and you
can use
them
however
you
want
no
you
have
to
live
with
a
stewardship
mentality
this
belongs
to
God
and
how
does
God
intend
for me
to use
what he
has
made
everything
belongs
to
God
listen
to
this
human
ownership
is a
delusion
your time
your money
your home
your family
your life
your breath
your past
your present
your future
God
the Lord
is the
owner
the creator
the ruler
of it
all
when we
stop and
consider that
you know
what
that
ought
to
lead
us
to
do
to
stand
in
awe
of our
sovereign
God
amen
how often
do we sing
oh Lord
my God
when I
in awesome
wonder
consider all
the works
thy hands
have made
I see
the stars
I hear
the rolling
thunder
thy power
throughout
the universe
displayed
then sings
my soul
my savior
God
to thee
how great
thou art
how great
thou art
do you realize
how great
our God
is
are you in
awe
of how great
our God
is
David is
but we see
second
he recognizes
that this
great glory
also poses
a great
problem
for sinners
like us
second
response
God's
glory
is also
a reason
for sinners
to fear
as David
considers
this basic
truth
that the
Lord
reigns
that he's
God
that he
reigns
and rules
over everyone
and everything
he brings up
an important
question
here in
verse 3
how can
anyone
come
into the
presence
of a
God
like this
who shall
ascend
the hill
of the
Lord
who
shall
stand
in his
holy
place
this is
the
question
isn't
it
God
is
so
great
and so
glorious
and so
worthy
of worship
and so
righteous
who
can come
into his
presence
now we
get this
on a
human
level
even
within
the
horizontal
level
I
cannot
just
walk
into
the
white
house
whenever
I
want
and go
through
the
doors
and go
down
the
hall
and go
find
the
president
and sit
on the
couch
and start
talking
anytime
I
want
why
because
I
don't
have
that
level
of
clearance
I
would
be
shot
before
I
stepped
foot
on
the
lawn
of course
some
people
do
have
the
clearance
not
me
some
people
do
but
God
is
infinitely
more
powerful
infinitely
more
glorious
infinitely
more
important
infinitely
more
righteous
than
any
human
president
or
leader
what
level
of
clearance
would
it
take
for
someone
like
us
to
stroll
up
into
the
presence
of
almighty
God
and not
be
struck
down
like
Uzzah
or the
Philistines
or
destroyed
like the
men of
Beth
Shemesh
that's
the
question
David's
wrestling
with
here
who
can
ascend
the
hill
David
gives
this
image
of
a
man
making
his
way
up
the
hill
to
meet
with
the
Lord
climbing
up
striving
making
his
way
up
to
be
in
the
presence
of
God
you
might
think
of
the
temple
that
was
literally
up
upon
a
hill
sitting
atop
Mount
Zion
and
the
ark
there
within
the
holy
place
who
can
come
into
the
holy
of
holies
and
meet
and
stand
in
the
!
living
God
or
you
might
think
of
Moses
you
know
the
story
of
Moses
coming
up
Mount
Sinai
climbing
up
the
mountain
to
meet
with
the
Lord
and
speak
with
him
face
to
face
to
receive
the
word
one
person
out
of
all
the
nation
anybody
else
you
remember
unless
they
die
they
may
not
touch
that
hill
might
even
think
of
the
garden
of
Eden
Ezekiel
chapter
28
interestingly
enough
calls
Eden
the
God
isn't
that
interesting
it
was
on
this
high
hill
that
the
Lord
walked
with
Adam
and
Eve
and
it
was
from
this
high
hill
that
they
fell
quite
literally
when
they
sinned
against
him
and
were
cast
down
from
the
mountaintop
into
the
pit
of
death
who
can
climb
back
up
that
hill
who
can
make
their
way
back
into
the
presence
of
God
look
there
to
verses
4-6
David
gives
some
qualifications
here
he says
the one
who can
come into
the presence
of God
must have
clean hands
and a
pure
heart
he must
have clean
hands
he doesn't
put his hands
to do evil
or to do
harm
he is
ceremonially
clean
and pure
he's totally
obedient
to the
law of
God
but of course
clean hands
alone
aren't
enough
he says
he must
also
have
a
pure
heart
don't
you
remember
how
Jesus
condemned
the
Pharisees
for their
external
righteousness
when the
inside
was corrupt
what did
he say
he said
you're like
whitewashed
tombs
they're
beautiful
on the
outside
so clean
they sparkle
you
you walk
by
and you
say
man
that
looks
great
but what's
inside
death
and decay
it is not
enough
to be
good
moral
people
buttoned
up
not as
bad
as the
next
guy
those
who are
more
concerned
with
looking
like a
Christian
than
actually
knowing
Christ
cannot
ascend
the hill
clean
hands
and a
pure
heart
another
qualification
he must
not lift
up his
soul
to what
is
false
and if
we wonder
what that
means
we just
look down
a few
verses
to chapter
25
verse 1
we'll see
this Lord
willing
next week
that tells
us what
this means
to you
oh Lord
I lift
up my
soul
oh my
God
in you
I
trust
this is
an expression
of trust
faith
this man
who can
ascend
to the hill
he doesn't
put his
trust
in anything
false
there is
no
dagon
in his
heart
no
idols
he's
not led
astray
by lies
rather
he
trusts
fully
in the
Lord
God
and his
promises
so
those
who
trust
in
idols
do
not
qualify
those
who
put more
stock
in Fox
News
than they
do
in the
word
of
God
do
not
qualify
pure
hands
pure
heart
pure
soul
one more
qualification
here
he says
pure
speech
he does
not
swear
deceitfully
he is
totally
pure
of speech
he speaks
the truth
at all
times
his yes
is his
yes
his no
is his
no
he is a
man of
perfect
blameless
integrity
that kind
of person
verse 5
will receive
blessing
from the
Lord
and righteousness
from the
God
of his
salvation
I have
some bad
news
for you
I promise
I'll follow
it up
with good
news
the bad
news
is
and I
hope you
realize this
already
you
don't
qualify
I don't
qualify
and not a
single
person
in this
room
in this
town
in this
world
qualifies
none
of us
by right
can climb
up this
hill
maybe you've
had the
experience
of
applying
for a
new job
and you
you find
a dream
job
man
it's
perfect
paid
vacation
time
that salary
is like
10 times
what you're
making
now
you can
work from
home
which really
means you
don't
work much
at all
you can
do whatever
you want
this is the
perfect
job
and you
go to
apply
and then
you look
at the
list of
required
qualifications
and you
look at
your resume
you realize
I have
no shot
I'm not
qualified
if we're
honest
when we
look at
this list
of qualifications
that David
gives
and then we
look at
the resume
of our
life
we would
be honest
and say
that none
of us
are qualified
for any
of us
to come
into the
presence
of this
great
and glorious
king
we must
be
perfect
do you
realize
that
to come
into the
presence
of a
holy
god
to ascend
this hill
and stand
in his
holy place
and not be
completely
obliterated
you must
be
100%
completely
perfect
only
perfect
people
are
welcomed
into the
presence
of god
only
perfect
people
who are
pure in
heart
pure in
hands
pure in
speech
pure in
faith
raise your
hand if
that's you
i think we
know this
deep down
and yet
our default
answer to
david's
question
who can
stand
in the
holy place
of god
is
well
probably
me
probably
me
i've
worked
hard
i've
done a
lot of
good
things
in my
life
i'm
a
good
person
i'm
not
as
bad
as
that
guy
i'd
do
my
best
surely
god
wouldn't
turn
me
away
we
think
about
it
like
climbing
mount
everest
who
can
climb
mount
everest
and
make
it
to
the
top
well
plenty
of
people
have
done
it
so
sure
some
have
died
on
the
way
who
can
do
it
well
someone
who's
strong
someone
who's
capable
someone
who has
endurance
somebody
with a
strong
heart
can
do
it
somebody
who has
perseverance
can do
it
somebody
who's
trained
for it
they
can
do
it
somebody
who's
fearless
they
can
make it
to the
top
of
mount
everest
so
who can
get to
god
by default
we say
well somebody
strong
can do
it
somebody
moral
can do
it
somebody
who's
tried
their best
can do
it
someone
with a
good
heart
can
do
it
sure
my
neighbor
doesn't
claim
to be
a
Christian
but
they
are
just
so
kind
they
have
such
a
good
heart
surely
god
will
accept
them
right
surely
god
won't
turn
them
away
right
we need
to hear
the answer
again
and we
need
to let
it
sit
the bible
says
unless
you
are
perfect
you
cannot
climb
this
hill
don't
have
the
clearance
you
don't
meet
the
qualifications
neither
do
I
that's
the
bad
news
here's
the
good
news
god
has
made
a
way
for
imperfect
people
like
us
to
be
made
righteous
you
hear
that
god
by
his
grace
has
made
a
way
for
disqualified
people
to
be
qualified
for
unworthy
people
to
be
deemed
worthy
what is
it
look to
verse 6
such
is the
generation
of those
who seek
him
who seek
the face
of the
god
of
jacob
those
who seek
his
face
are
righteous
you see
that
those
who
seek
his
face
are
righteous
not
those
who are
righteous
enough
will see
his
face
do you
see
the
difference
seek
him
and you
are
declared
righteous
seek
him
you
will
be
made
righteous
not
try
really
hard
to be
righteous
and then
maybe
you'll
see
him
do you
see
the
difference
I hope
you do
this is
the difference
between
heaven
and hell
David
says
those
who
seek
the
face
of
god
will
be
righteous
you
know
every
other
religion
says
those
who
are
righteous
enough
will
see
the
face
of
god
stop
trying
to be
righteous
enough
to get
to god
you can't
do it
it's only
after righteousness
has been
given to
you
that righteousness
can begin
to be
grown
in you
do you
understand
and this
is the
difference
between
justification
I'm
declared
righteous
and
sanctification
which
springs
from
our
justification
which
is the
growing
in this
holiness
growing
in purity
of heart
growing
in purity
of speech
growing
in purity
of thought
growing
in purity
of hands
if we
try
if we
try
in our
own
strength
to be
pure
enough
for god
we will
never
climb
the hill
only
by his
righteousness
being given
to you
can it
begin
to be
grown
in you
this
qualification
list
church
easily can
lead us
to despair
can't it
if we look
at it
and
pair it up
with our
resume
it can
lead us
to fear
who can
ascend
the hill
the lord
knows
it's not
me
not in
my own
strength
our
greatest
problem
is that
we
cannot
ascend
this
hill
but
praise
god
he
by his
own
grace
and
sheer
volition
he
can
come
down
and
bring
us
up
and
that's
exactly
what
the
king
of
glory
does
so
third
we see
god's
glory
is
reason
to
hope
look
there
to
verse
seven
and
get
this
image
back
in
your
minds
okay
the
ark
is
coming
into
the
city
the
presence
of
god
is
coming
back
to
dwell
with
his
people
and
as
they
dance
and
as
they
celebrate
and
as
they
sing
they
approach
the
city
and
they
see
the
gates
are
closed
the
doors
are
shut
so
they
cry
out
and
joy
and
celebration
open
up
lift
up
your
heads
oh
gates
be
lifted
up
oh
ancient
doors
so
that
the
king
of
glory
can
come
in
we hear
the sound
of a
voice
on the
other
side
of the
door
it's
almost
like
the
door
itself
is
speaking
what
king
who
is
this
king
of
glory
are
we
talking
about
king
David
here
you've
never
gone
by
that
name
before
!
this
is
new
no
not
David
the
Lord
the
Lord
strong
and
mighty
the
Lord
mighty
in
battle
he's
the
king
lift
up
your
heads
oh
gates
lift
them
up
oh
ancient
doors
so
that
the
king
of
glory
may
come
in
and
again
the
response
just so
I'm
clear
what
king
is
coming
in
here
who
is
this
king
of
glory
you
remember
what
happened
to
Uzzah
right
is
he
safe
the
Lord
of
hosts
the
creator
and
ruler
of
all
the
one
who
reigns
supreme
the
commander
of
all
of
heaven's
armies
he
is
the
king
of
glory
and
he's
coming
to
dwell
with
us
we
see
the
glory
of
God
in
his
greatness
and his
power
to
create
and to
rule
over
all
things
we
see
the
glory
of
God
in
his
righteousness
in
his
holiness
no one
can
qualify
to be
in
his
presence
but
we
also
see
his
glory
in
his
condescension
we
cannot
climb
to
him
so
what
does
the
God
of
glory
do
he
comes
down
to
us
God
himself
makes
a
way
for
his
people
to
enjoy
his
glorious
presence
King
David
saw
this
in a
way
in
the
ark
of
the
Lord
what
utter
grace
and
kindness
that
the
Lord
God
of
all
the
earth
the
ruler
of
it
all
would
stoop
down
and
live
in
a
box
to
be
with
his
people
we
see
it
in
a
much
clearer
way
don't
we
see
it
in
a
much
greater
way
in
the
incarnation
of
our
Lord
Jesus
Christ
who
came
down
from
the
throne
of
heaven
in
order
to
be
the
blameless
perfect
man
the
one
who
alone
perfectly
lived
with
clean
hands
and
pure
heart
the
one
who
alone
perfectly
trusted
in
God
the
father
the
only
one
who
perfectly
spoke
and
still
speaks
today
words
of
truth
the
one
who
is
the
very
word
of
God
the
one
through
whom
and
by
whom
all
things
were
made
the
one
who
rules
and
reigns
as
king
over
it
all
he
is
the
perfect
righteous
man
of
God
and
Jesus
is
the
only
one
who
by
right
may
ascend
the
hill
and
yet
this
king
of
glory
does
something
shocking
doesn't
he
the
perfect
sinless
king
of
glory
chooses
to
ascend
another
hill
and
to
give
his
life
in
the
place
of
sinners
like
me
and
you
the
king
of
glory
descended
down
to
death
and
then
he
has
ascended
to
the
right
hand
of
the
father
never
to
die
again
so
that
any
sinner
any
disqualified
ruined
impure
sinner
any
who
would
seek
his
face
and
come
to
him
by
faith
would
not
perish
but
have
eternal
life
be
welcomed
into
the
presence
of
God
Spurgeon
says
our
Lord
Jesus
Christ
could
ascend
into
the
hill
of
the
Lord
because
his
hands
were
clean
and
his
heart
was
pure
and
if
we
by
faith
in
him
are
conformed
to
his
image
we
shall
enter
too
our
only hope
is that
someone else
would
climb
the
hill
for
us
by
faith
we
look
to
Christ
Jesus
and
say
he
has
done
it
who
is
this
king
of
glory
it
is
the
Lord
Jesus
Christ
he
is
the
king
of
glory
who
is
this
king
of
glory
it
is
the
Lord
Jesus
he
is
the
king
of
glory
and
friend
he
is
coming
soon
one
day
very
soon
king
Jesus
will
return
the
king
of
glory
will
come
into
his
kingdom
reign
over
all
of
heaven
and
earth
to
finally
lay
claim
to
everything
that
is
his
to
finally
destroy
every
enemy
to
finally
at
last
dwell
with
his
people
the
gates
will
be
lifted
up
the
doors
will
be
opened
and
all
creation
will
receive
the
king
of
glory
this
glorious
!
day
is
the
great
hope
of
all
of
God's
people
I
wonder
if
that
day
for
you
will
be
a
day
of
great
awe
and
worship
celebration
and
joy
or
if
it
will
be
for
you
a
day
of
great
fear
the
only
way
to
know
for
sure
is
to
lift
up
the
gates
open
up
the
doors
and
welcome
him
now
to
reign
as
the
king
of
glory
father
god
we
praise
you
that
although
none
of us
are
worthy
to
be
in
your
presence
by
your
grace
by
your
mercy
by
your
kindness
you
have
stooped
low
to
be
with
us
but
not
just
to
be
with
us
to
bring
us
up
to
where
you
are
father
we
look
forward
to
the
day
of
Christ's
return
we
pray
that
we
would
welcome
him
now
and
hope
for
that
day
so
we
might
welcome
him
then
in
joy
we
love
you
and
we
pray
this
in
!
name
Amen
!