Evermore (Shadows to Substance)

The backside of glory is all we now see

But one day all will be revealed

We’ll burst these old wineskins with reality

And then faith  to clear focus will yield.

And souls shall be satisfied in that great day

When heaven comes down and the darkness gives way

We see in a glass darkly  but then we shall discern

The glorious presence for which our souls yearn

These are but shadows but God is the substance

These scattered beams but God is the sun

These are but streams but God is the ocean

Shadows yield to substance when our day is done.

Here hearts break with wonder and eternal song

Awed and stunned by the work of his hand

To God wisdom, power and beauty belong

Soon He’ll be the Lord of every man.

Bridge:

This is our soul’s end to rejoice in the Lord

To sing praise to our God evermore, evermore

And while we remain,  we will seek His great gain

As  a living sacrifice on this altar outpoured.

For in Christ we are surely anchored.

These are but shadows but God is the substance

These scattered beams but God is the sun

These are but streams but God is the ocean

Shadows yield to substance when our day is done.

After Jonathan Edwards

1 Corinthians 13:12

Psalm 104:31-34

Psalm 8:3

August 28, 2019

Anthony Foster