Adoration: Adorable Trinity
The Adorable Trinity
O Lord, we feel as if we must just stand before Thee in adoration. Glory be unto the Triune God, the God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Jacob, "the God of the whole earth shall He be called." Let Jehovah be worshipped everywhere. Creator, Preserver, Redeemer, the Friend and Helper of man: unto His name be glory for ever and ever. Thou hast revealed Thyself unto us in trinity as well as in unity, and we adore Thee as Thou dost reveal Thyself.
Glory be unto the Father. We feel the love of children within our hearts; we can say Abba, Father. Oh, how we love Thee, our God. Father of Jesus, Father of all that are in Jesus, our Father—sweeter word than Abraham could use. Thou hast given us more light and introduced us to a nearer and dearer place than the patriarch knew: shall we not worship? Inconceivably glorious: we are awe-struck. Inconceivably good: we are quickened into boldness. Our God, our Father—we mingle the two words and we feel it to be very sweet to be in the immediate presence of such an One. With equal honour and depth of love do we adore the Son of God, not only God but also Man, bone of our bone and flesh of our flesh. We have not seen Thee and still must rest in faith alone; but we believe that Thou didst come to earth, didst live and die, that Thou wast buried, and on the third day didst rise again from the dead; and Thou art gone up into glory, and Thou shalt shortly come again to take Thy people from among men to dwell with Thee. Our heart expects Thee, we long for Thee; even so, come quickly Lord Jesus. Meanwhile, our spirit bows in lowliest and most loving reverence. With all the shining ranks above of cherubim and seraphim, we adore the Lamb in the midst of the Throne as God over all, blessed for ever. And Thou, too, O Sacred Spirit, the Holy Spirit, we reverence and love Thee, for Thou art our Comforter. Thou art now the power of this dispensation. Thou art with us, and Thou wilt abide with us. Thou dwellest in our hearts; we worship Thee and bless the condescending love that deigns to dwell in such poor tenements as our nature.
Blessed be the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost. Our soul would take a flight out of our bodies for a moment up to the gate of pearl. It is open, and we pass along the golden streets, and we behold Thy glory, too excessive for the eye. We hear in spirit the eternal song, and lo, we bow with all the redeemed by blood. We have no crowns to cast at Thy feet, O God, but all that we have, and all we are, we ascribe unto Thee, "By the grace of God I am what I am." We have no words, we can only in the silence of our spirit adore, and again adore, and magnify and extol the Lord that liveth for ever. Accept our poor worship, through the Mediator Jesus Christ. Amen.