June 23, 2020 (Tuesday)
It is important to live well, and to die well. Christ enables us to do both. The great apostle, Paul, wrote: “To me to live is Christ, and to die is gain” (Philippians 1:21).
The child of God might well say, “For to me to live is Christ” — to know Christ more, to imitate Christ more, to preach Christ more, and to enjoy Christ more.
The child of God might also say, “And to die is gain” — to be free from all sin and doubt, to be safe, to be free from temptations, to be delivered from all his enemies, to suffer no more, to fear nothing, to be in Heaven with the family of God, to be with Jesus and to partake of His glory. This is a wide subject, and the more we think about it, the sweeter the message becomes. (Thoughts from Charles Haddon Spurgeon, prince of preachers).
I Will Move On Up A Little Higher
W. Herbert Brewster
1946
Performance by Mahalia Jackson, 1947
One a-these mornings
Soon one morning
I’m gonna lay down my cross
Get me a crown
Soon one evening
Late in the evening
Late in the evening
I’m going home live on high
Soon as my feet strike Zion
Lay down my heavy burden
Put on my robe in glory
Going home one day and tell my story
I’ve been coming over hills and mountain
Gonna drink from the Christian fountain
You know all of God’s sons and daughters that morning
Will drink that ole healing water
And we gonna live on forever
We gonna live on forever
We gonna live on up in glory after awhile
O Lord, I’m going outside, to sing and bugle
March all around God’s altar
Gonna walk and never get tired
Gonna fly Lord and never falter
I’m gonna move up a little higher
Gonna meet Old man Daniel
Gonna move on up a little higher
Gonna meet the Hebrew children
Gonna move on up a little higher
Gonna meet Paul and Samuel
Gonna move on up a little higher
Gonna meet my friends and kindred
Gonna move on up a little higher
Gonna meet my loving mother
I’m gonna move on up a little higher
Gonna meet the Lily of the Valley
I’m gonna feast with the Rose of Sharon
It will be always howdy, howdy
Will be always, howdy, howdy
Will be always, howdy, howdy
And never goodbye
O will you be there
Early one morning
Will you be there
Somewhere ’round the altar
Will you be there
O when the angels shall call the roll
God knows I’ll be waiting
Yes, I’ll be watching somewhere ’round the altar
Well I’ll be waiting
O at the beautiful, yes golden gates
Well, well
Soon as my feet strike Zion
Gonna lay down my heaven burden
I’m gonna put on my robe in glory
I’m going home one day and tell my story
I’ve been coming over hills and mountain
I’m gonna drink from the Christian fountain
You know all of God’s sons and daughters that morning
Will drink that ‘ole healing water
Meet me there early one morning
Meet me there somewhere ’round the altar
Meet me there
O when the angels shall call God’s roll
At the close of each Tuesday blog I write about the presidents, in the order of their service.
Today’s president is