Happy Birthday, Mr. President

Sir, my concern is not whether God is on our side;

my greatest concern is to be on God's side, for God is always right.  (Abraham Lincoln)

Seeing this quote by this man (whose birthday seems to me to have been lumped with a bunch of others and swept into the dustpan of history somehow) made me think of an old gospel song...Do you know it? Its language is a bit archaic, but its message is timeless! "By His call of mercy and grace divine, we are His!

Who Is On The Lord's Side?

Who is on the Lord’s side? 

Who will serve the King? 

Who will be His helpers, other lives to bring? 

Who will leave the world’s side? 

Who will face the foe? 

Who is on the Lord’s side? Who for Him will go? 

By Thy call of mercy, by Thy grace divine,

 We are on the Lord’s side—Savior, we are Thine! 

 Not for weight of glory,

 nor for crown and palm, 

Enter we the army, raise the warrior psalm; 

But for love that claimeth lives for whom He died: 

He whom Jesus nameth must be on His side.

 By Thy love constraining, by Thy grace divine, 

We are on the Lord’s side—Savior, we are Thine! 

Jesus, Thou hast bought us, 

not with gold or gem, 

But with Thine own life blood, for Thy diadem; 

With Thy blessing filling each who comes to Thee, 

Thou hast made us willing, Thou hast made us free.

 By Thy grand redemption, by Thy grace divine, 

We are on the Lord’s side—Savior, we are Thine! 

Fierce may be the conflict, 

strong may be the foe,

But the King’s own army none can overthrow;

’Round His standard ranging, victory is secure, 

For His truth unchanging makes the triumph sure. 

Joyfully enlisting, by Thy grace divine, 

We are on the Lord’s side—Savior, we are Thine! 

 Chosen to be soldiers, in an alien land, 

Chosen, called, and faithful, for our Captain’s band, 

In the service royal, let us not grow cold;

Let us be right loyal, noble, true and bold. 

Master, Thou wilt keep us, by Thy grace divine, 

Always on the Lord’s side—Savior, always Thine!

(Frances Havergal, 1877)