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Posted by WildB (Member # 2917) on :

by Cornelius R. Stam

"And when they had sung an hymn, they went out..." (Matt.26:30).

Often have we wondered what might have been the words of that sacred hymn, but God has seen fit to keep this from us for the present.

We have in our Bibles many great poetic expres-sions: the Song of Moses, the beautiful Magnificat, all the Psalms and many other poems, but the hymn that our Lord and His eleven apostles sang that night before leaving the Upper Room was evidently a well-known song, in which they could all join. We can almost imagine our Lord saying, "Before we leave, let's sing...".

We will not know the words of that hallowed hymn until we reach heaven, but we do know this: Our Lord and His apostles did not leave the Upper Room weeping and mourning. Though His soul had been deeply troubled as He approached the dreadful hour of His suffering and death, He could say: "What shall I say? Father save Me from this hour? But for this cause came I unto this hour" (John 12:27). Though deeply saddened by Judas' base betrayal, "having loved His own...He loved them unto the end" (John 13:1), and His words of comfort and cheer during these last hours are now crowned with the singing of a hymn--a hymn, a song of praise.

Though the words of that hymn are as yet unknown to us, the lesson of its singing should not be lost. If the Upper Room scene closed with the singing of a hymn, surely we may be given the grace to sing God's praise in the midst of our lesser trials. And if our Lord, "for the joy that was set before Him, endured the cross, despising the shame" (Heb.12:2), surely our burdens may -- and should -- be lightened through the knowledge that by His grace, "our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory" (IICor. 4:17).

Posted by MentorsRiddle (Member # 2108) on :

Great Post!

I often find that when I'm "down-an-out," a good Christian Song praising the Lord can help me look at the positive side of things and have hope for the future.

Thanks again for this post and your time in posting it [Smile]

God Bless

Posted by jumpinjack (Member # 7721) on :

Psalm 118!

Posted by Carol Swenson (Member # 6929) on :

Psalm 118

22 The stone that the builders rejected
has now become the cornerstone.
23 This is the LORD’s doing,
and it is wonderful to see.

Posted by jumpinjack (Member # 7721) on :

That's the one.

Posted by Eden (Member # 5728) on :

Yes, I would think it's the Psalm that the Jews still sing at their Pesach Passover celebration today; that hymn has probably never changed within Judaism.

Eden

Posted by WildB (Member # 2917) on :

Like this one. It was already stated that it was not said what hymn but yet 2 knew exactly what one it was to start the argument with out substance. Not giving any prof to how they could possibly no? lol.