O' Lord

WORDs of Saving Grace - O Lord

Revelation 4:11  Thou art worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honour and power: for thou hast created all things, and for thy pleasure they are and were created.

This phrase "O Lord" occurs throughout the Bible no less than 335 times in the Old and New Testaments.

This has been used as a response to shock, surprise or worry over a problem or calamity for centuries. But this was not the intension of the Holy Spirit who moved men of God to write this phrase (Exodus 20:7).

Neither was the song written to take my Lord's name in vain.

"O' Lord my God, when i in awesome wonder, consider all the worlds thy hands hath made".

Rather the O' before Lord is an exclamation of deep heartfelt admiration and reverence for the hallowed name of God (Matthew 6:9).

This comes from the innermost part of the redeemed sinners soul in a humble worship and adoration for the one who not only died for our sins, but who reigns upon the throne of our heart.

Isaiah 25:1

O LORD, thou art my God; I will exalt thee, I will praise thy name; for thou hast done wonderful things; thy counsels of old are faithfulness and truth.