If The Looking-glass Revealed The Truth...

Oh, if the looking-glass would show us as we truly are

Then we would blush and rush to hide beneath night’s deepest bar

And we would cry aloud, not proud, knowing our need of grace

From Heaven’s One one who gave His Son to save this wretched race

…and we would see Calvary’s tree and those thieves at His side

Would not be nameless but would look a lot like you and I

And if the looking-glass revealed what skin veils like a sheet

Then we would fall upon our knees and kiss Love’s nail-scarred feet

...and our boast would ever be the Love of Jesus Christ

Bethlehem’s Babe who came to be a Lamb of sacrifice

Once and for all; oh, is there any that can out-love He

Who laid His hands beneath the nails and died for you and me?

Yes, if the looking-glass would show us how we really are

Then we would bow and worship mercy’s bright and Morning Star

And if the looking glass revealed more than flesh-face and hand

Then we would love, knowing without God’s grace ah, who would stand?

© Janet Martin

 

 If you, O Lord, should mark iniquities,
    O Lord, who could stand?

But with you there is forgiveness,
    that you may be feared. Ps. 130:3-4

May He, Jesus be the One we worship this Christmas season,

May joy not the be the tree, presents or any other reason

But may it be, as we behold Jesus the Christ-child King

An over-flowing gladness the makes heaven's joy-bells ring...