"In the Shattered Bliss of Eden" LSB 572 - Here I Stand 2017 @ Valparaiso, Indiana
Conference Hymn for Sanctified 2018 (http://ift.tt/2xfVjus) Text © 2002 Stephen P. Starke, administered Concordia Publishing House. Used by permission. Setting by Kevin Hildebrand © 2003 Concordia Publishing House. Used by permission. ( http://ift.tt/2xi8OHU) 1 In the shattered bliss of Eden Dawned the day of sacrifice,As our primal parents shuddered— Sin had caused this dreadful price!Faith embarked with this discernment: Only God can cover sin,As He took their leafy garments And He clothed their shame with skin. 2 Days and months and years unfolding Clearly showed what sin had wrought:Fallen Adam’s children learning Lessons fallen parents taught.All these sacrificial off’rings Crested as a crimson flood:Patriarchs and priests atoning For their sins with cleansing blood. 3 What these sacrifices promised From a God who sought to bless,Came at last—a second Adam— Priest and King of Righteousness:Son of God, incarnate Savior, Son of Man, both Christ and Lord,Who in naked shame would offer On the cross His blood outpoured. 4 Lamb of God, once slain for sinners, Host, who spreads this meal divine,Here You pledge our sins are covered, Pledge received in bread and wine:“Take and eat; this is My body, Given on the cross for you.Take and drink; this cup of blessing Is My blood poured out for you.” 5 Taste and see the bliss of heaven Known by saints around the throne,Where the Lamb, in closest union, Lives to love and feed His own.From His riven side forever Flows the purest stream of love,Love that robes us with the raiment Worn by all who feast above. 6 Gone the bliss of Eden’s garden, Gone the age of sacrifice;Ours the time of grace and favor, Ours the call to paradise!Ever, Lord, impress upon us: Only You can cover sin—Take our worthless, self-made garments; Clothe our shame and cleanse within. ------- Support Higher Things! Higher Things exists and grows based on donations from individuals and congregations. Please consider donating to Higher Things at http://ift.tt/1RMLU0d. Your gift helps us to continue to release great content like this.
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