Behold the Days

"Behold, the days are coming, says the LORD, when I will make a new covenant
with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah" (Jeremiah 31:31).

VERSE

1.   "Behold the days are coming,"
         Declares the Lord our God,
      When I shall make with Israel
         And Judah a new bond;
      Not as the promise which I made
         And which their fathers broke."
      The law in stone was shown to be
         A harsh and threat'ning yoke.

VERSE

2.  "My law shall be in every heart
         To teach them to obey;
      And it shall be their great delight
         To serve Me in that day.
      I shall prepare a sacrifice
         By shedding precious blood
      To bring My people near to Me,
         So shall I be their God."

CHORUS

     Look to the cross,
         The promise now fulfilled.
      Our debt was paid;
         The covenant is sealed.
     Such love displayed
         For all the world to see;
      Our King has come
         To rescue and redeem.

VERSE

3.   "No more shall men their neighbors teach
         For all within this bond
      By faith in Jesus Christ shall know
         That I the Lord am God.
      I shall forgive their lawless deeds,
         Remember sins no more."
      For in that day grace will abound
         Through Jesus Christ the Lord.

CHORUS

     Look to the cross,
         The promise now fulfilled.
      Our debt was paid;
         The covenant is sealed.
     Such love displayed
         For all the world to see;
      Our King has come
         To rescue and redeem.

VERSE

4.   Behold the new Jerusalem,
         The Israel of God,
      Who were condemned to wrath and hell
         Now purchased by His blood,
      Who once were not a people,
         But now have been brought near,
      As the true seed of Abraham,
         A bride beloved and dear!

CHORUS

     Look to the cross,
         The promise now fulfilled.
      Our debt was paid;
         The covenant is sealed.
     Such love displayed
         For all the world to see;
      Our King has come
         To rescue and redeem.

"Behold the Days"
WORDS: Ken Puls, April, 2009
MUSIC: Ken Puls, April 2009
THEME: The New Covenant in Christ Jesus

This song is based on a hymn I composed in 1990. It is a meditation on Jeremiah 31 and the New Covenant. I took verses from the hymn, composed a new melody and added a chorus that emphasized the fulfillment of the New Covenant in Jesus.

Words and Music ©2009 Kenneth A Puls

Verses based on "Behold the Days Are Coming" (#19)
Words and Music by Ken Puls
Words and Music ©1992 Kenneth A Puls

In Higher Keys: Eb to F

In Lower (Recording) Keys: D to E

In Higher Keys: Eb to F

In Lower (Recording) Keys: D to E

Permission is granted to churches to make additional copies
of the lyrics and sheet music for this hymn for use in worship.

 

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