For as long as the earth
And the heavens remain
He bears every sorrow
He shares every pain
How it all works
I could never explain
But I’m as sure of these truths
As of my own name
Providence moves
In mysterious ways
Beyond understanding
The Ancient of Days
Lord of the star fields
Hidden He stays
Yet nothing escapes
The light of His gaze
Ere all the earth
And the heavens may pass
Their light will fade
From view at the last
By the light of the One
In the end surpassed
Who set them in place
At the dawn of the past
The earth and the heavens
Perpetually proclaim
The beauty of him
Who first spoke their names
His faithful provision
That ever sustains
All of creation
And all of her frame
Should ever the heavens
And earth pass away
Still ever and always
Forever the same
His love and His grace
And His presence remain
Unfailing, unfading
Unwavering, unchanged
D. Gee, October 2023
The Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit. — Psalm 34:18
I remember my affliction and my wandering, the bitterness and the gall. I well remember them, and my soul is downcast within me. Yet this I call to mind and therefore I have hope: Because of the Lord’s great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail. They are new every morning; great is your faithfulness. — Lamentations 3:19–23
See, I will create new heavens and a new earth. The former things will not be remembered, nor will they come to mind. — Isaiah 65:17
Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away. — Matthew 24:35
The Son is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. For in him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things have been created through him and for him. He is before all things, and in him all things hold together. — Colossians 1:15–17
Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever. — Hebrews 13:8
Then I saw “a new heaven and a new earth,” for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and there was no longer any sea. I saw the Holy City, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride beautifully dressed for her husband. And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, “Look! God’s dwelling place is now among the people, and he will dwell with them. They will be his people, and God himself will be with them and be their God. ‘He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death’ or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away.” — Revelation 21:1–4
The city does not need the sun or the moon to shine on it, for the glory of God gives it light, and the Lamb is its lamp. — Revelation 21:23
Credit to Bruce Cockburn for the phrase: Lord of the Starfields (from his beautiful modern psalm).