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IMMORTAL,
INVISIBLE, GOD ONLY WISE
(Note: we had
permission to print the text during Lent but have had to remove
the text after Lent. Refer to your hymnal for the text.)
This hymn brought
comfort at my mother’s funeral. Each of my two daughters chose it
for her wedding. It was relevant on all occasions. What I love
most about it is that it relays the omnipotence and omnipresence
of God. God is always with us. He never changes.
The verse, “We
blossom and flourish like leaves on the tree, and wither and
perish, but naught changeth thee,” is reminiscent of
Ecclesiastes 3:1-2: “For everything there is a season, and a time
for every purpose under heaven: a time to be born, and a time to
die. …” God gave us life. He gave us our very essence. Our time
on earth is so short compared with eternity.
God will
eternally be our God, and we will be with him for eternity. This
is the promise he gave us when he sent his Son to die for our
sins. We do not have to earn this gift. All we have to do is to
believe and be baptized.
Thank you, God,
for sending your son to die for our sins. Thank you for the
comfort you have given us when those we love die —
the comfort of knowing they have gone home to be with you. Thank
you for your promise of eternal life.
Judy McDiffett
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