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PARTNERS IN FELLOWSHIP

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Philippians 1:7-8 NLT
[7] “So it is right that I should feel as I do about all of you, for you have a special place in my heart. You share with me the special favor of God, both in my imprisonment and in defending and confirming the truth of the Good News. [8] God knows how much I love you and long for you with the tender compassion of Christ Jesus.”

The Philippian church as a whole was bound to Paul with a love and loyalty so strong that, together, they formed a formidable team forged by unity. This unity of heart and function was the secret not only of of Paul’s effectiveness as a missionary against all odds but also a powerful force against the kingdom of darkness.

However he did it, Paul must have kept in touch with this church, telling them of his goings and doings. Since he treasured this partnership and the fellowship they shared through a strong bond of love, he shared his life with them so that their prayers would follow and support him in every situation and circumstance he faced.

What a comfort for him to know that he was never alone! He had the Spirit within to guide and empower him; he had companions that accompanied him as he traversed the Roman empire; and he had a loyal church behind him in love and prayer. What else did he need for a powerful and effective ministry?

Let’s put Paul’s experience into the modern-day church.

Much of the time, many churches are more like a ball game than a family…, the pastor a star player on the field and the congregation the spectators on the grandstand. The pastor’s performance is closely watched and applauded or condemned according to the spectators’ opinions.

Many churches mostly function on events and programmes carefully planned and supervised by the leader/leaders who are accountable to nobody. The church belongs to the hierarchy and what it says goes.

Prayer in the church may or may not be a part of the programme but must fit into the agenda of activities and functions. The daily activies of the leader in the execution of his ministry, together with his challenges and struggles, are of little concern to the people. They don’t know what he does or how he gets through all the calls on him together with his functions as a leader. Sometimes, he is even elevated above the people and unapproachable without an appointment, like a lawyer or doctor who functions by consultation.

Am I painting an accurate picture of some church groups?

Paul’s picture is very different from our concept of “church” today. Paul’s church was a team, all believers together on the playing field, each doing his/her part to win the game.

This “team” was also a family, each one caring for and living in harmony with every other member of the team. They knew one another, loved one another, provided for each other, ministered to each other, and handled their differences with humility, tolerance, patience, and forgiveness, working to maintain their unity which was the core of their strength.

The leader was captain of the team, his function to lead by example, serving through his spiritual gift/gifts and teaching others to do the same. Together, they were a formidable group that made steady inroads into their ungodly society, bringing change and new life to many people through the gospel.

What of the modern church? Is every local congregation a powerful team of unity and fellowship, making a difference in its community through living God’s Word and trusting the Holy Spirit?

What if God’s people returned to the template of the local church given to us by example in the New Testament? What if the church became, once again, a close-knit family…loving, caring, and participating in each other’s lives through prayer and fellowship, each believer living out the power of the gospel of the Lord Jesus in his/her life?

Prayer and fellowship! That’s the key to a powerful, effective, and growing influence the local church can have on any community. That’s the witness that speaks loudly of the power of the gospel of Jesus to change lives and transform a community into a law-abiding, integrated group of people.

This transformation can never happen through church “clubs” or “organisations”, but only through living organisms…being the church through the power of the Holy Spirit working in and through them.

PARTNERS IN THE GOSPEL

Bible Study, ,

Philippians 1:3-6 NLT
[3] “Every time I think of you, I give thanks to my God. [4] Whenever I pray, I make my requests for all of you with joy, [5] for you have been my partners in spreading the Good News about Christ from the time you first heard it until now. [6] And I am certain that God, who began the good work within you, will continue his work until it is finally finished on the day when Christ Jesus returns.”

Partners! I found a blog on the internet that confirms this theme in Philippians, by a blogger called Nam.

“By the way, the core message of Philippians is about partnership, not joy as I used to think.”
Nam: https://www.reconciledworld.org/partners_through_prayer

Nam’s article on “Partners Through Prayer” highlights the two-way relationship between Paul and the churches. There was a special bond between Paul and the church at Philippi because these believers partnered with him in his arduous, demandung, and often dangerous task.

Philippians 1:7-8 NLT
[7] “So it is right that I should feel as I do about all of you, for you have a special place in my heart. You share with me the special favor of God, both in my imprisonment and in defending and confirming the truth of the Good News. [8] God knows how much I love you and long for you with the tender compassion of Christ Jesus.”

I have already written about being “partners through prayer” in my series on Colossians, but it does no harm to re-emphasize this vital ministry of every church here.

Tha fact that Paul appeals for prayer for himself and his ministry in his letters should alert us to the huge part every church should and must play in the spread of the gospel.

Apart from this church being the first church he founded in Europe, it was the one church that prayed faithfully for him and also often supported him financially.

Let’s explore the meaning of this partnership and its outcomes.

1. They supported him in prayer.
Paul was conscious of his vulnerability as a contender for the truth against many enemies and humble enough to ask for help. His message angered both Jews and Gentiles. The Jews hated him because the one he preached claimed to be God (which, to them, was blasphemy), and apparently He rose from the dead, a claim they repudiated. Paul enraged the Gentiles because he presented Jesus, not Caesar, as Lord.

Paul travelled all over Europe and Asia Minor to preach to the Gentiles, putting himself and his companions in physical danger from many quarters…, physical, political, and religious.

Paul was aware of his need for support. He could not accomplish his mission alone. The Philippian
church took his call for help seriously and prayed faithfully for him.

“…Philippians 1:5 NLT
[5] for you have been my partners in spreading the Good News about Christ from the time you first heard it until now.”

They prayed for his safety and deliverance from his enemies.

Philippians 1:19 NLT
[19] “For I know that as you pray for me and the Spirit of Jesus Christ helps me, this will lead to my deliverance.”

They prayed for his ministry, for clarity, boldness, and effectiveness in his preaching.

Philippians 1:7 NLT
[7] “So it is right that I should feel as I do about all of you, for you have a special place in my heart. You share with me the special favor of God, both in my imprisonment and in defending and confirming the truth of the Good News.”

They prayed for fruit…for many new believers to respond to his preaching.

Philippians 1:13-14 NLT
[13]”For everyone here, including the whole palace guard, knows that I am in chains because of Christ. [14] And because of my imprisonment, most of the believers here have gained confidence and boldly speak God’s message without fear.”

2. They supported him financially.

The other part of their partnership with Paul was the regulator financial support they gave him more than any other church.

Philippians 4:15-17 NLT
[15]”As you know, you Philippians were the only ones who gave me financial help when I first brought you the Good News and then traveled on from Macedonia. No other church did this. [16] Even when I was in Thessalonica you sent help more than once. [17] I don’t say this because I want a gift from you. Rather, I want you to receive a reward for your kindness.”

Paul had to labour long and hard to pay his way. Imagine his gratitude when the Philippians sent him gifts of money more than once to relieve him of the burden of having to earn his living.

Acts of the Apostles 18:1-3 NLT
[1]” Then Paul left Athens and went to Corinth. [2] There he became acquainted with a Jew named Aquila, born in Pontus, who had recently arrived from Italy with his wife, Priscilla. They had left Italy when Claudius Caesar deported all Jews from Rome. [3] Paul lived and worked with them, for they were tentmakers just as he was.”

To the Thessalonians, he wrote…

1 Thessalonians 2:9 NLT
[9] “Don’t you remember, dear brothers and sisters, how hard we worked among you? Night and day we toiled to earn a living so that we would not be a burden to any of you as we preached God’s Good News to you.”

Although the churches were obligated to support Paul, according to…

Galatians 6:6 NLT
[6]”Those who are taught the word of God should provide for their teachers, sharing all good things with them.”

… Paul made no demands on the believers, choosing rather to earn his own living than depend on them, but grateful for the help he received through their partnership with him.

Paul testified to lessons learned through every circumstance, good or bad. He shared his experience with his beloved Philippians believers.

Philippians 4:10-14 NLT
[10] “How I praise the Lord that you are concerned about me again. I know you have always been concerned for me, but you didn’t have the chance to help me. [11] Not that I was ever in need, for I have learned how to be content with whatever I have. [12] I know how to live on almost nothing or with everything. I have learned the secret of living in every situation, whether it is with a full stomach or empty, with plenty or little. [13] For I can do everything through Christ, who gives me strength. [14] Even so, you have done well to share with me in my present difficulty.”

So, we learn from Paul’s relationship with this church that, not only did the Holy Spirit help, strengthen, and support him through their prayers, but they also provided for his financial needs by  sending money to him time and again.

It’s no wonder then, that Paul loved them so deeply, not so much because of their generosity to him but because they were involved with him in the spread of the gospel. This partnership was much more than for Paul’s benefit. This joint effort was for the kingdom of God. Thus Paul could celebrate with them the fruit of their labours as a team. To go back to our Scripture for today…

Philippians 1:5 NLT
[5]… “for you have been my partners in spreading the Good News about Christ from the time you first heard it until now.”

So, Paul could assure them that God would continue and complete His good work in them as they confirmed their faith by sharing their lives and love with him.

Philippians 1:6 NLT
[6]”And I am certain that God, who began the good work within you, will continue his work until it is finally finished on the day when Christ Jesus returns.”

SLAVES OF CHRIST JESUS

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Philippians 1:1-2 NLT
[1] “This letter is from Paul and Timothy, slaves of Christ Jesus. I am writing to all of God’s holy people in Philippi who belong to Christ Jesus, including the church leaders and deacons. [2] May God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ give you grace and peace.”

Slaves of Christ! What an unusual but illuminating title Paul chose to introduce his letter to the people of the Philippian church. Why not “apostle” or some other title expressing his relationship to Jesus in keeping with his calling?

Perhaps Paul chose the title “slave” because of his situation, a prisoner chained to Roman guards. That’s the way slaves were treated if they fell out of favour with their masters. Imprisonment was the will of the master and the slave had no option but to accept incarceration as punishment for his misdemeanor.

However, Paul did not view his imprisonment as punishment but as privilege. He accepted his situation with gratitude because it was in keeping with what his Master had done for him.

There was no word of complaint against his Master for allowing such treatment, or resentment against the Roman government for finding him guilty of an illegitimate charge. How could he be guilty of and punishable by imprisonment for bowing to Jesus as Lord and giving himself in loyalty to Him, and not to Caesar? Yet, Paul accepted his lot without complaint and used it for the sake of the kingdom. Slave or free was all alike to him as long as he had breath in his lungs to tell the story of Jesus, in prison or in freedom.

It seems that Paul bore the title, “slave” with pride. In his letter to the Colossians, he viewed his suffering, especially at the hands of his persecutors, both Roman and Jew, as a calling and a necessary part of his life. His suffering was specifically a demonstration of what Jesus suffered, rejection and its consequences, by the entire human race represented by Jew and Gentile.

Colossians 1:24-25 NLT
[24] “I am glad when I suffer for you in my body, for I am participating in the sufferings of Christ that continue for his body, the church. [25] God has given me the responsibility of serving his church by proclaiming his entire message to you.”

And that included suffering for His sake.

Since…

Isaiah 53:3 NLT
[3]”He was despised and rejected— a man of sorrows, acquainted with deepest grief. We turned our backs on him and looked the other way. He was despised, and we did not care.”

Why not accept the same lot as He did? After all, it was for the sake of unity with His people that He suffered.

Although Paul viewed himself as a slave of Christ, even his “office” as a slave equipped him to exercise his commission and the apostolic authority that entrusted him with the message of Jesus.

Like slaves under the Old Covenant who chose loyalty to their master above freedom, and whose ears were pierced as a sign of their permanent slavery, Paul was forever Jesus’ slave by choice. Nothing would ever induce him to choose freedom from in favour of freedom in Christ Jesus. Paul, in Christ, was pierced as Jesus was pierced, to secure his belongingness to Him forever.

Paul included his young “son”, Timothy, in this attitude of slavery to Jesus. Timothy may not have been a prisoner in a Roman jail, but he was also a prisoner of Jesus like his mentor, Paul.

In keeping with Paul’s theme of “partnership” in this letter, it was his bond with Jesus as a slave to a master with no rights or will of his own, that underpinned his humility. He knew how much he depended on his partnership with his fellow believers to help him accomplish his mission. Without embarrassment or shame, Paul called on them for help, binding himself to them in a strong team of togetherness for the sake of God’s kingdom and glory.

So, in fellowship with their Master, Paul and Timothy heartily greeted their readers, with prayers for grace and peace.

“Grace and peace”… for what is Paul praying? Grace…the reason for this amazing salvation, peace… the outcome of faith in this message. God’s grace is His overriding attitude towards us. Yes, He hates our sin. Yes, He judges and condemns sinners. Yes, hell is the penalty for sin but…grace intervened, undeserved, unmerited favour because of who He is.

Paul addressed his readers as “holy people”, another shocking title! Were these not pagans a short while before, indulging in all the pagan foolishness of their godless society? How could Paul address them as “holy”?

This is the miracle of the gospel Paul was under obligation to share with the pagan world. Faith in the Jesus who died for the sin of the the world changed everything. The sinful past of those who believed in Him was obliterated and exchanged for a new life, a new destiny, and a new standing before God. They were now forgiven, clean, declared righteous, and made holy by His shed blood.

Did you get that?

In response to faith in the Son of God, God does the same for everyone. He forgives and forgets their sin, brings them back from spiritual death to spiritual life, cleanses them from their filthy past, declares them not guilty of all the sin they ever committed, attributes Jesus’ righteousness to them, and makes them holy, turning them from sin to God.

So, you see, faith in Jesus triggers a burst of action, God doing amazing things to put us back into fellowship with Himself.

Paul encapsulates all these details in his short address, greeting, and prayer for his readers.

THE STORY OF POLYCARP

Testimonies, ,

I offer you the story of POLYCARP, the bishop of Smyrna who, in his old age, was betrayed and condemned to death. He refused to deny his faith in Jesus, choosing the flames of a Roman fire rather than the flames of hell. Jesus had given all for Polycarp…now Polycarp surrendered all for Jesus.

We may not be called to give our lives to the executioner as many in the world are doing now, but Jesus calls us to take up our cross daily and follow Him. Our cross, our will for His, so that He might live His life through us to His glory, is the daily choice we must make. Polycarp chose physical death for eternal life. We are called to choose death to the old life that we might live new lives of trust and obedience to the one who loved us and gave Himself for us.

THE BISHOP OF SMYRNA

“Polycarp was killed between 155 and 168 CE. According to The Martyrdom of Polycarp, he was betrayed by members of his own household, captured, and taken to the Colosseum, where the local proconsul attempted to coax him into offering sacrifices to Caesar.

So the proconsul said to Polycarp, ‘Take the oath. I will let you go. Just revile Christ.’ Polycarp answered, ‘For eighty and six years I have been his servant, and he has done me no wrong. And how can I now blaspheme my king who saved me?’”

The proconsul proceeded to threaten the elderly man with lions and fire. In response to these torments, Polycarp replied.

“You threaten me with fire which burns for an hour at most; you must not know about the fire of the coming judgment and of eternal punishment, reserved for the ungodly. Why are you wasting time? Kill me in whatever way you see fit.”

Realizing he could not be persuaded, the proconsul sentenced Polycarp to death by fire. The soldiers tied him to a stake and covered him in oil. But, just before the executioner ignited his funeral pyre, Polycarp uttered his last words as a prayer, praising God.

POLYCARP’S LAST WORDS

“O Lord God Almighty, the Father of Your beloved and blessed Son Jesus Christ, by whom we have received the knowledge of You, the God of angels and powers, and of every creature, and of the whole race of the righteous who live before you, I give thanks that You have counted me worthy of this day and this hour, that I should have a part in the number of Thy martyrs, in the cup of thy Christ, to the resurrection of eternal life, both of soul and body, through the incorruption imparted by the Holy Ghost. Among whom may I be accepted this day before You as a fat and acceptable sacrifice, just as You, the ever-truthful God, hast fore-ordained, by revealing it beforehand to me, and now fulfilling. Because of this I also praise You for all things, I bless You, I glorify Thee, along with the everlasting and heavenly Jesus Christ, Your beloved Son, with whom, to You, and the Holy Ghost, be glory both now and to all coming ages. Amen.”

THE DEATH OF POLYCARP

As soon as these words escaped his lips, the executioner lit the fuel beneath his feet. However, according to the Martyrdom of Polycarp, the flames did not consume him. Instead, they surrounded his body and carefully protected him like the walls of a city. However, the guards were determined to kill him; and so one was commanded to stab him with a knife, bringing an end to his long life.

Polycarp’s final words are a great example of what it means to live your life in view of eternity and under the sovereignty of God. You see, his martyrdom was not accidental or unexpected; days before he was captured, God sent him a dream foretelling the time and manner of the death he would face.

I don’t know about you, but if God told me my time was almost up, my reaction would be more like Hezekiah, who became depressed and prayed for more time.

“In those days Hezekiah became ill and was at the point of death. The prophet Isaiah son of Amoz went to him and said, “This is what the Lord says: Put your house in order, because you are going to die; you will not recover.”

“Hezekiah turned his face to the wall and prayed to the Lord, “Remember, Lord, how I have walked before you faithfully and with wholehearted devotion and have done what is good in your eyes.” And Hezekiah wept bitterly.”
Isaiah 38:1-3

Yet, with his final words, Polycarp praised the God who did not save him from the executioner’s blade. This kind of response is only possible when you have embraced the reality that we are only strangers in this world and the truth that our lives are the property of our God.”

Sources
Biography of Polycarp
The Martyrdom of Polycarp: earlychristianwritings.com
“Proconsul”: Definition by Britannica
Post published:October 5, 2022
Post category:Christianity / Education / M / P

Some of Polycarp’s last words include:
“Eighty and six years I have served Him, and He has done me no wrong”
“How then can I blaspheme my King and Savior?”
“I bless you, Father, for judging me worthy of this hour, so that in the company of the martyrs I may share the cup of Christ”
“Away with the atheists!”
“Leave me the way I am”
“I stood inside the fire like bread that is being baked, or as gold and silver being refined in a furnace”

NEEDS DRIVE US TO OUR KNEES – 2

Prayer,

To recap, in our study of Old Covenant prayer, we learned that “palal” means “to fall down before the one who has authority, to entreat Him to make a judgment so that He will take action to bring about a wonder or a miracle that will restore the person or situation for which he/she pleads to a life that is pleasant and righteous. This wonder will lead to “tefillah”, the purpose of prayer, i.e., the focus on God Himself.”

Why do we “fall down”? Falling down is more than bowing down. It is an act of desperation and recognition, acknowledging both  that God is the only one who can make a judgment and act on it in response to our plea, and humility, acknowledging who we are before Him.

Who is the “authority” before whom we fall?

Jesus revealed that, in the New Covenant, God is our Father. We no longer approach Him as slaves to a Master who requires strict obedience to His rules. We approach God as children to a Father whom we trust because He loves us and has done everything to reconcile us to Himself. He has opened the way into His presence by offering His Son as a sacrifice for our sin.

What is the “judgment” for which we entreat Him?

Since Jesus insisted that the Father knows our needs before we ask Him, and that He meets our needs as we seek His kingdom and His righteousness first, we must determine what His judgments are in relation to “His kingdom and His righteousness”.

The judgments for which we plead, then, relate to His kingdom, i.e., the issues that arise as we follow Jesus and live under His authority, and His righteousness, (generosity), the ways in which we show our love to Him by loving His children. Since these are the only two commandments in the New Covenant…

1 John 3:23 NLT
[23] “And this is his commandment: We must believe in the name of his Son, Jesus Christ, and love one another, just as he commanded us.”

…our real needs arise from these two requirements. Needs drive us to seek His judgments and are, therefore, His way of keeping us connected to Him. Our mandate to manage the earth can only happen through continually seeking Him “for a judgment”.

God’s promises are His judgments which take care of every issue that arises in our quest to live “pleasant and righteous lives” as His children in His kingdom.

2 Peter 1:3-4 NLT
[3] “By his divine power, God has given us everything we need for living a godly life. We have received all of this by coming to know him, the one who called us to himself by means of his marvelous glory and excellence. [4] And because of his glory and excellence, he has given us great and precious promises. These are the promises that enable you to share his divine nature and escape the world’s corruption caused by human desires.”

Encapsulated in the work of Jesus is the guarantee that He stands surety for every promise God has ever made.

2 Corinthians 1:20 NLT
[20]”For all of God’s promises have been fulfilled in Christ with a resounding “Yes!” And through Christ, our “Amen” (which means “Yes”) ascends to God for his glory.”

Therefore, God will always provide the wisdom we need to understand and the grace to follow His ways as we continually entreat Him for judgments that enable us to do His will.

What does He restore?

God’s judgments are not about who is innocent and who is guilty. His “judgments” are His decisions about our plea for justice in our cause. He will act to restore the person or situation to a conducive life in His kingdom. Jesus also said that God will restore “speedily” but not according to our timetable. He is always following His own agenda and working on a much bigger canvas than our personal demands. Our faith in Him requires patience and trust.

This explains Jesus’ mystifying question at the end of His story.

Luke 18:8 NIV
[8] “I tell you, he will see that they get justice, and quickly. However, when the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on the earth?”

Faith and patience are the key ingredients of our relationship with the Father. These attitudes reveal the level of our submission to God.

Hebrews 6:12 NIV
[12] “We do not want you to become lazy, but to imitate those who through faith and patience inherit what has been promised.”

What is “tefillah”?

We come to the climax of our  consideration of the elements of true prayer…”tefillah”. To understand tefillah, we must view the concept from the perspective of the ancient rabbis.

“Tefillah” is a difficult concept to understand, let alone to explain. This word contains all the elements of prayer but goes beyond these to the heart of God’s intention. An unidentified Rabbi said this about “tefillah”.

“A key element of your relationship with your Creator is to “serve Him with all your heart”. The word serve in Hebrew is “avodah”, which carries the sense of laborious work. But what kind of labour can the heart do to serve G-d? The classic Jewish answer is that this is “tefillah”: a labour of awakening the hidden love within the heart until a state of intimate union with the divine is achieved.

“That’s why the common translation – prayer – is horribly inaccurate. Prayer implies two distinct entities, an inferior one making a request of a superior. There is another Hebrew word for this,” bakashah”. Similarly, worship has a word, “shevach”. “Tefillah” includes both these elements but, in itself neither of them. Instead, communion may be a better word – defined as a joining together of mind and spirit.”

Then he makes this observation:

…” You can’t commune with someone you don’t know, so knowing G-d is an integral part of “tefillah”.”

To conclude, the same rabbi said this:

“1. Speaking the words out loud helps focus your attention.
2. A human being is principally a speaking being. Tefillah brings the speakingness of that being closer to G-d. If you lift your heart and mind but leave behind your words, you’ve effectively left behind the human being… “

He comes to the conclusion:

“… The core of “tefillah”, on the other hand, is our mode of reaching deeper and yet deeper into our inner thoughts, and finding within them G-d Himself.”

(From the article, http://wwwchabad.org/library/article_cdo/aid/1452805/jewish/Tefillah.htm-retrieved March 2016)

Let me summarise.

” Tefillah” happens when we fall down to entreat the Judge for a judgment and He responds with a judgment and a miracle that causes us to wonder.

Needs, then, are the trigger that makes this process of true prayer happen.

Can you see, then, that unless “tefillah” happens, the purpose of prayer is unfilled and the circle of prayer is incomplete? “Tefillah” encompasses all the elements of prayer but comes to completion in the joining of heart, mind, and spirit with God in the intimacy of loving communion.

As urgent or important as we may consider the matters are for which we pray, they cannot override or supersede the most important purpose for prayer – that of deep heart adoration and worship.

(The material for this and the previous article are taken from “Designer Prayer”, Copyright © 2017, by Luella Campbell).

And so, once again, the hymn writer expresses in beautiful poetry, our desire to rise to the passion of the the Father’s heart for communion with His sons and daughters.

1. Love divine, all loves excelling,
Joy of Heav’n to Earth come down,
Fix in us thy humble dwelling,
All thy faithful mercies crown;
Jesus, thou art all compassion,
Pure, unbounded love thou art;
Visit us with thy salvation,
Enter ev’ry trembling heart.

2. Breathe, O breathe thy loving Spirit
Into ev’ry troubled breast;
Let us all in thee inherit,
Let us find thy promised rest;
Take away our love of sinning;
Alpha and Omega be;
End of faith as its beginning,
Set our hearts at liberty.

3. Come, Almighty to deliver;
Let us all thy grace receive;
Suddenly return, and never,
Never more thy temples leave.
Thee we would be always blessing,
Serve thee as thy host above,
Pray, and praise thee without ceasing,
Glory in thy perfect love.

4. Finish, then, thy new creation;
Pure and spotless let us be;
Let us see thy great salvation
Perfectly restored in thee;
Changed from glory into glory
Till in Heav’n we take our place,
Till we cast our crowns before thee,
Lost in wonder, love, and praise!

Source: Hymns and Devotions for Daily Worship #366a

Author: Charles Wesley (b. 1707,