212. Called From Above, and Heavenly Men by Birth

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by J.G. Deck
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Called from above, and heavenly men by birth
 
(Who once were but the citizens of earth),
 
As pilgrims here, we seek a heavenly home,
 
Our portion in the ages yet to come.
“I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.” (Philippians 3:14)
“Wherefore, holy brethren, partakers of the heavenly calling, consider the Apostle and High Priest of our profession, Christ Jesus.” (Hebrews 3:1)
“Which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.” (John 1:13)
“Dearly beloved, I beseech you as strangers and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul.” (1 Peter 2:11)
“For they that say such things declare plainly that they seek a country. And truly, if they had been mindful of that country from whence they came out, they might have had opportunity to have returned. But now they desire a better country, that is, an heavenly: wherefore God is not ashamed to be called their God: for he hath prepared for them a city.” (Hebrews 11:14-16)
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Where all the saints of every clime shall meet,
 
And each with all shall all the ransomed greet,
 
But oh! the height of bliss, my Lord, shall be
 
To owe it all, and share it all, with Thee.
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Thou wast "the image," in man’s lowly guise,
 
Of the invisible to mortal eyes;
 
Come from His bosom, from the heavens above,
 
We see in Thee incarnate, "God is love."
“Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature.” (Colossians 1:15)
“Then I was by him, as one brought up with him: and I was daily his delight, rejoicing always before him.” (Proverbs 8:30)
“And he said unto them, Ye are from beneath; I am from above: ye are of this world; I am not of this world.” (John 8:23)
“And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.” (John 1:14)
“He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.” (1 John 4:8)
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Thy lips the Father’s name to us reveal;
 
What burning power in all Thy words we feel,
 
When to our raptured hearts we hear Thee tell
 
The heavenly glories which Thou know’st so well.
“Jesus saith unto her, Touch me not; for I am not yet ascended to my Father: but go to my brethren, and say unto them, I ascend unto my Father, and your Father; and to my God, and your God.” (John 20:17)
“And they said one to another, Did not our heart burn within us, while he talked with us by the way, and while he opened to us the scriptures?” (Luke 24:32)
“And now, O Father, glorify thou me with thine own self with the glory which I had with thee before the world was.” (John 17:5)
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No curse of law, in Thee was sovereign grace,
 
And now what glory in Thine unveiled face!
 
Thou didst attract the wretched and the weak,
 
Thy joy the wand’rers and the lost to seek.
“Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us: for it is written, Cursed is every one that hangeth on a tree.” (Galatians 3:13)
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That precious stream of water and of blood
 
Which from Thy piercèd side so freely flowed,
 
Has put away our sins of scarlet dye,
 
Washed us from every stain, and brought us nigh.
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We are but strangers here, we do not crave
 
A home on earth, which gave Thee but a grave:
 
Thy cross has severed ties which bound us here,
 
Thyself our treasure in a brighter sphere.
“But God forbid that I should glory, save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom the world is crucified unto me, and I unto the world.” (Galatians 6:14)
“Yea doubtless, and I count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord: for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and do count them but dung, that I may win Christ.” (Philippians 3:8)
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