{"id":24981,"date":"2015-03-19T00:15:07","date_gmt":"2015-03-19T04:15:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/?p=24981"},"modified":"2015-03-18T19:49:39","modified_gmt":"2015-03-18T23:49:39","slug":"the-compassion-hymn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/2015\/03\/19\/the-compassion-hymn\/","title":{"rendered":"The Compassion Hymn"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/psalmshymnsspiritualsongskjv.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-16629\" src=\"http:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/psalmshymnsspiritualsongskjv.jpg\" alt=\"psalmshymnsspiritualsongskjv\" width=\"341\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/psalmshymnsspiritualsongskjv.jpg 341w, https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/psalmshymnsspiritualsongskjv-300x175.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 341px) 100vw, 341px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800080;\">There is an everlasting kindness<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">You lavished on us<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">When the Radiance of heaven Came to rescue the lost;<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">You called the sheep without a shepherd<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">To leave their distress<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">For your streams of forgiveness<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">And the shade of Your rest.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800080;\">And with compassion for the hurting,<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">You reached out Your hand<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">As the lame ran to meet You<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">And the dead breathed again<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">You saw behind the eyes of sorrow<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">And shared in our tears<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">Heard the sigh of the weary<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">Let the children draw near<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><em>What boundless love, what fathomless grace<\/em><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"><em>You have shown us, O God of compassion<\/em><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"><em>Each day we live an offering of praise<\/em><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\"><em>As we show to the world Your compassion<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800080;\">We stood beneath the cross of Calvary<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">And gazed on Your face<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">At the thorns of oppression<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">And the wounds of disgrace<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">For surely You have borne our suffering<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">And carried our grief<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">As You pardoned the scoffer<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">And showed grace to the thief<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800080;\">How beautiful the feet that carry<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">This gospel of peace<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">To the fields of injustice<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">And the valleys of need<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">To be a voice of hope and healing<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">To answer the cries<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">Of the hungry and helpless<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">With the mercy of Christ.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-XLyibTpoB4\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-align: center;\">Keith and Kristyn Getty<br \/>\nwritten along with Stuart Townend<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\"> *\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0~ \u00a0 \u2665 \u00a0 ~\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u271e\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0~ \u00a0\u2665 \u00a0 ~ \u00a0 *<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">The meaning of <em><span style=\"color: #800080;\">compassion<\/span> <\/em>is <strong>to recognize the suffering of others,<br \/>\nthen take action to help.<\/strong><br \/>\n-from the mission statement of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.compassion.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Compassion International<\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u201cIf you would sum up the whole character of Christ in reference to ourselves,<br \/>\nit might be gathered into this one sentence:<br \/>\nHe was moved with <em><span style=\"color: #800080;\">compassion<\/span><\/em>.\u201d<br \/>\n<em>&#8211; Charles Haddon Spurgeon<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The Strong&#8217;s Concordance defines <span style=\"color: #800080;\"><em>compassion<\/em><\/span> in this way:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>to have compassion<\/li>\n<li>to have the bowels yearn, i.e., (figuratively) feel sympathy, to pity<\/li>\n<li>have (be moved with) compassion<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>How about you&#8230;when you hear the word, <span style=\"color: #800080;\"><em><strong>compassion<\/strong><\/em><\/span>, what does it make you think of? \u00a0Surely amongst the first things that spring to mind would be how very <span style=\"color: #800080;\">compassionate<\/span> is our loving Heavenly Father. \u00a0The Scriptures tell us in many places about His<span style=\"color: #800080;\"> compassion<\/span> toward mankind. \u00a0In fact, as part of a word study in the Bible on this attribute of God\u2019s nature\u2014<span style=\"color: #800080;\">compassion<\/span>\u2014I found (literally) over 125 individual Scriptures that talk about God\u2019s <span style=\"color: #800080;\">compassion<\/span>&#8230;His <em>being<\/em> <span style=\"color: #800080;\">compassionate <span style=\"color: #000000;\">and\u00a0<\/span><\/span>His <em>having<\/em> <span style=\"color: #800080;\">compassion<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><em>Compassion<\/em> <\/span>is a defining characteristic of Who Almighty God is! \u00a0For example, in this record (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=nehemiah%209&amp;version=ESV\" target=\"_blank\">Nehemiah 9<\/a>), God\u2019s compassion is spoken of seven separate times.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">But You are a God of forgiveness, gracious and <span style=\"color: #800080;\">compassionate<\/span>,<br \/>\nSlow to anger and abounding in lovingkindness;<br \/>\nAnd You did not forsake them.<br \/>\nNehemiah 9:17<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Gracious is the Lord, and righteous; Yes, our God is <span style=\"color: #800080;\">compassionate<\/span>.<br \/>\nPsalm 116:5<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">The Lord is good to all; He has <span style=\"color: #800080;\">compassion<\/span> on all He has made.<br \/>\nPsalm 145:9<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Therefore the Lord longs to be gracious to you,<br \/>\nAnd therefore He waits on high to have <span style=\"color: #800080;\">compassion<\/span> on you.<br \/>\nFor the Lord is a God of justice;<br \/>\nHow blessed are all those who long for Him.<br \/>\nIsaiah 30:18<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">But this I recall and therefore have I hope and expectation:<br \/>\nIt is because of the Lord\u2019s mercy and loving-kindness\u00a0that we are not consumed<br \/>\nbecause His [tender] <span style=\"color: #800080;\">compassions<\/span> fail not.<br \/>\nThey are new every morning;<br \/>\ngreat and abundant is Your stability and faithfulness.<br \/>\nThe Lord is my portion or share, says my living being (my inner self);<br \/>\ntherefore will I hope in Him and wait expectantly for Him.<br \/>\nThe Lord is good to those who wait hopefully and expectantly for Him,<br \/>\nto those who seek Him. It is good that one should hope in and wait<br \/>\nquietly for the salvation (the safety and ease) of the Lord.<br \/>\n<span style=\"text-align: center;\">Lamentations 3:21-26<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0~ <span style=\"color: #800080;\">\u00a0\u2665<\/span> \u00a0 ~<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">And, to be assured, there is record after record after record in the Gospel accounts of <strong>Jesus and the loving <span style=\"color: #800080;\">compassion<\/span> <\/strong>He had for those around Him.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Moved with <span style=\"color: #800080;\">compassion<\/span>, Jesus stretched out His hand and touched him,<br \/>\nand said to him, \u201cI am willing; be cleansed.\u201d<br \/>\nMark 1:41<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">When he went ashore He\u00a0saw a great crowd,<br \/>\nand <span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"line-height: 19px;\">H<\/span><\/span>e had <span style=\"color: #800080;\">compassion<\/span> on them,<br \/>\nbecause they were like sheep without a shepherd.<br \/>\nAnd He began to teach them many things.<br \/>\nMark 6:34<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">And when the Lord saw her, he had <span style=\"color: #800080;\">compassion<\/span> on her and said to her, \u201cDo not weep.\u201d<br \/>\nLuke 7:13<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0~ \u00a0<span style=\"color: #800080;\">\u2665 \u00a0<\/span> ~<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">We, too, are to live the same. \u00a0As the words of this beautiful hymn express, \u201c<em>Each day we live an offering of praise as we show to the world Your <span style=\"color: #800080;\">compassion<\/span><\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Be kind and <span style=\"color: #800080;\">compassionate<\/span> to one another,<br \/>\nforgiving each other,\u00a0just as in Christ God forgave you.<br \/>\nEphesians 4:32<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Put on then, as God&#8217;s chosen ones, holy and beloved,<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">compassionate<\/span> hearts, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience&#8230;.<br \/>\nColossians 3:12<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Finally, all of you, be like-minded, be sympathetic,<br \/>\nlove one another, be <span style=\"color: #800080;\">compassionate<\/span> and humble.<br \/>\n1 Peter 3:8<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">But if anyone has this world\u2019s goods<br \/>\nand sees his brother and fellow believer in need,<br \/>\nyet closes his heart of <span style=\"color: #800080;\">compassion<\/span> against him,<br \/>\nhow can the love of God live and remain in him?<br \/>\n1 John 3:17<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\"> *\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0~ \u00a0 \u2665 \u00a0 ~\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u271e\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0~ \u00a0\u2665 \u00a0 ~ \u00a0 * <\/span><\/p>\n<p>May we each today reach out to those around us&#8230;our loved ones, strangers, the untouchable, the harsh and critical, those who persecute us, those who do not understand us, the hurting, and the hurters&#8230;with this <em><strong><span style=\"color: #800080;\">compassion<\/span> <\/strong><\/em>that is ours to freely give by God\u2019s grace. \u00a0May we be Christ\u2019s love to them&#8230;and show them the love, grace, mercy, <span style=\"color: #800080;\">compassion<\/span>, forgiveness given at the Cross.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There is an everlasting kindness You lavished on us When the Radiance of heaven Came to rescue the lost; You called the sheep without a shepherd To leave their distress For your streams of forgiveness And the shade of Your rest. 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