Wednesday, February 16, 2005

Did You Feel The Mountains Tremble?

Why yes, as a matter of fact, I did. Not only that, but I heard it as well. You can click on the title of this blog to see technical information about the quake.

Today we experienced our first earthquake. It was relatively small, as earthquakes go. Things rattled and shook, but nothing moved significantly or fell. It was quite similar to a jet rumbling houses and buildings near the airport when it takes off, or slightly stronger to a large truck passing by, or slightly weaker than your neighborhood teenager driving by with his stereo at full volume. Ok, I'm kidding about that last one, but just barely.

The interesting thing about it was that you actually heard the earthquake before you felt it. The mountains did tremble and shake. There is a song, whose title I stole for this blog, that immediately came to mind. The song is about the incredible power of all of creation singing God's praise - and the impact that will have on the world. Here are the lyrics to Did You Feel The Mountains Tremble:

Did you feel the mountains tremble?
Did you hear the oceans roar?
When the people rose to sing of
Jesus Christ the risen one

Did you feel the people tremble?
Did you hear the singers roar?
When the lost began to sing of
Jesus Christ the risen one

And we can see that God you're moving
A mighty river through the nations
And young and old will turn to Jesus
Fling wide your heavenly gates
Prepare the way of the risen Lord

Open up the doors and let the music play
Let the streets resound with singing
Songs that bring your hope
Songs that bring your peace
Dancers who dance upon injustice

Did you feel the darkness tremble?
When all the saints join in one song
And all the streams flow as one river
To wash away our brokeness

And here we see that God you're moving
A time of Jubilee is coming
When young and old return to Jesus
Fling wide your heavenly gates
Prepare the way of the risen Lord

How incredible to think of the earth shaking from the unified voices of the saved and the lost singing praises to our Lord and our God. Having now felt the mountains tremble, it almost sends chills up my spine to think of that day.

How long, O Lord?

"Behold, I am coming soon! My reward is with me, and I will give to everyone according to what he has done. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End."

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