As Fragile as Glass

Meaning in Psalm 98

by Alfred D. Byrd

WONDERS attend the presence of God.
Salvation is free to all who come
Because our God remembers our lives.
As small as dust, as fragile as glass,
We seem to the One Who has no end,
But we stand secure because of love—
The love of the One Whose will is Love.
Our God has called a people to be
A witness to all of what is right.
Let's do what's right for love of our God.
Whenever we do the will of God
And sing in praise of love and of faith—
God's acts of love revealed are models
Showing creation the path of hope—
We tell the world, "Our God is gracious.
Welcome are all who come for mercy!"

Jubilant music, trumpet and harp,
Belong to the King, the God of all.
The King is coming. Let none stay home!
Let all assemble to sing with joy
The praise of the One Who acts with faith!
When we see the King, all else will fade.
Our eyes will be on the light of God.

The earth is a stage on which our lives
Can come together to sing of love.
On hills on high, by rivers below,
We can stand for God and do what's right.
The waves that roar — the sea of peoples—
Yield us companions who aid the work.
Our God has ordained a law that's fair.
When we do what's fair, we praise our God
By making the truth alive in fact.
When we fail to do what's right and fair,
We call a judgment upon ourselves.
Today, we're free to do what we wish.
Tomorrow, changes may come at once.
Our God will come — the promise is sure—
To spurn what's evil, to keep what's good.
Let's praise our God, Who judges in truth.

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The Stars Bow Down: An Epic of Joseph, the timeless tale of a favorite son whose brothers sold him into slavery, but whom God raised from a prison to save the known world from famine.