The second set of verses comes from Isaiah, who reveals a great vision from God. He pens: In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord seated on a throne, high and exalted, and the train of his robe filled the temple. Above him were seraphs, each with six wings: With two wings they covered their faces, with two they covered their feet, and with two they were flying. And they were calling to one another: "Holy, holy, holy is the LORD Almighty; the whole earth is full of his glory" (6: 1-3 NIV). 

In the first example, David saw the beauty of the earth, the Lord's remarkable deeds, and exclaimed the glory of the Lord. In the second, those who God created - the seraphs - declared His worth. So holy is the Lord, they cry, that the whole earth can chock-full of his glory! 

A New Song 

Modern praise and worship singer/songwriter Chris Tomlin has brought lyrics and music to this same pattern of thought. God's glory fills the earth; sometimes when we stand and lift our hands, sometimes when we bow and worship. Sometimes the whole earth - and its fullness thereof - makes the same pronouncement of adulation. But it should never cry out alone. We must be moved - not only by the vistas of his paintbrush, but also by those moments of his presence in our lives. 

And together we sing… Holy is the Lord.

Eva Marie Everson is the author of a number of fiction and nonfiction works, including the recently released This Fine Life (Baker/Revell) and Reflections of God's Holy Land; A Personal Journey Through Israel (Thomas Nelson). For more information about Eva Marie and for speaking information, go to www.EvaMarieEverson.com.

Photo © Eva Marie Everson

Publication date: June 26, 2010