Saturday prior to Transfiguration

 Matthew 17:4 – “It’s great to be here!”  That’s how Peter put it. Maybe it wasn’t the most eloquent way of expressing himself, but again, Matthew reminds us that Peter “Didn’t know what to say.” As we consider both the wonder of Christ’s glorious Transfiguration and the many blessings we have been permitted to experience here at Zion Friedheim these 184 years, it is good; it is great to be here!  May the Lord continue to shower down His blessings upon us as we enter our 184^th year of mission and ministry and as we take a pilgrimage into Lent to the cross on Good Friday and empty tomb on Easter. Yes, ‘tis good, Lord, to be here!

1 ‘tis good, Lord, to be here!
Your glory fills the night;
Your face and garments, like the sun,
Shine with unborrowed light.

2 ‘tis good, Lord, to be here,
Your beauty to behold
Where Moses and Elijah stand,
Your messengers of old.
 
 3 Fulfiller of the past
And hope of things to be,
We hail your body glorified
And our redemption see.

4 Before we taste of death,
We see your kingdom come;
We long to hold the vision bright
And make this hill our home.

5 ‘tis good, Lord, to be here!
Yet we may not remain;
But since you bid us leave the mount,
Come with us to the plain.

 -26 February, 2022-