Friday, December 11, 2015

Salvation through the Cross. (The Messiah: His Advent and the Purpose of His Second Coming )

Section 1

Salvation through the Cross

1.1 The Purpose of Jesus' Coming as the Messiah




Jesus came as the Messiah for nothing less than the complete salvation of humanity; he was to fulfill the goal of the providence of restoration. Jesus was supposed to establish the Kingdom of Heaven, first on the earth. We can infer this from Jesus' own teaching to his disciples, "You, therefore, must be perfect as your heavenly Father is perfect."2(Matt. 5:48)CEV|KJ|NI According to the Principle of Creation, a person who has realized the purpose of creation does not commit sin, because he is in full harmony with God and possesses a divine nature. With respect to the purpose of creation, such a person is perfect as Heavenly Father is perfect. Jesus gave this teaching to his disciples with the hope that they could be restored as people who had realized the purpose of creation and become citizens of the Kingdom. Furthermore, Jesus taught people to pray that God's Will be done on earth as it is in heaven because he came to renew fallen humanity as citizens of God's Kingdom and build the Kingdom on earth. He also urged the people, "Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand."3(Matt. 4:17)CEV|KJ|NI For the same reason, John the Baptist, who came to prepare the way of the Lord, also announced the imminence of the Kingdom.4(Matt. 3:2)CEV|KJ|NI
What will people be like once they have been restored as those who have realized the purpose of creation and become perfect as Heavenly Father is perfect? Such people are fully attuned to God and experience God's Heart within their innermost self. They possess a divine nature and live their life with God, inseparable from Him. Moreover, they do not have the original sin, and hence are not in need of redemption or a savior. They do not need to pray arduously or practice a faith, both of which are necessary for fallen people as they seek God. Furthermore, since they do not have the original sin, their children are naturally born good and sinless and likewise have no need of a savior for the redemption of their sins.

1.2 Was Salvation Completed through the Cross?

Did Jesus' crucifixion, which brought us redemption from our sins, fulfill the purpose of the providence of restoration? If so, we would expect that faithful believers in Jesus would have restored their original nature and built the Kingdom of Heaven on earth. Yet in the entire history of Christianity, there has been no one, no matter how devout, who lived his life in inseparable oneness with God. Not one person has ever experienced God's Heart in its full intensity or possessed a divine nature. There has never been a believer who had no need of redemption or a life of ardent prayer and devotion. Even St. Paul, a great man of God, could not dispense with a life of faith and tearful prayer.5(Rom. 7:18-25)CEV|KJ|NI Moreover, no Christian parent, no matter how devout, has ever given birth to a child without the original sin, who could enter God's Kingdom without the grace of redemption by the Savior. Christian parents continue to transmit the original sin to their children.
What can be learned from this stark review of the Christian life? It teaches us that the grace of redemption by the cross has neither fully uprooted our original sin nor perfectly restored our original nature. Jesus, knowing that the redemption by the cross would not completely fulfill the purpose for which he came, promised he would come again. He understood that God's Will to restore the Kingdom of Heaven on earth is absolute and unchangeable. Thus, Jesus hoped to return and accomplish the Will of God completely.
Was Jesus' sacrifice on the cross for naught? Of course not.6(John 3:16)CEV|KJ|NI If it were, Christianity would not have brought forth its illustrious history. Furthermore, our own personal experiences in faith make it plain how great is the grace of redemption by the cross. It is true that the cross has redeemed our sins; yet it is equally true that the cross has not entirely purged us of our original sin. It has not restored us to the unfallen state of perfected original nature in which we would never commit sin, and it has not enabled us to establish the Kingdom of Heaven on earth.
What is an accurate assessment of the extent of salvation through the cross? Unless this question is answered, it is difficult for people in the modern world to properly guide their faith. First, however, we must re-examine Jesus' death on the cross.

1.3 Jesus' Death on the Cross

Was Jesus' death on the cross the most desired Will of God? Let us first examine the words and deeds of the disciples as recorded in the Bible. There was one unanimous feeling evident among the disciples concerning the death of Jesus: they were grief-stricken and indignant. Stephen, for example, burned with indignation over the ignorance and disbelief of the Jewish leaders, and he condemned their actions, calling them murderers and rebels.7(Acts 7:51-53)CEV|KJ|NI Christians since then have commonly shared the same feelings as the disciples of Jesus' day. If Jesus' death had been the foreordained outcome for the fulfillment of God's Will, then it might have been natural for the disciples to grieve over his death, but they would not have been so bitterly resentful over it, nor so angry at those Jewish leaders who caused it. We can infer from their bitter reaction that Jesus' death was unjust and undue.
Next, let us examine from the viewpoint of God's providence whether the crucifixion of Jesus was inevitable as the predestined Will of God. God called the chosen people of Israel out of the descendants of Abraham. He protected them, nurtured them, and at times disciplined them with tribulations and trials. God sent prophets to comfort them with the unshakable promise that one day He would send them a Messiah. He prepared them to receive the Messiah by having them build the Tabernacle and the Temple. When Jesus was born, God proclaimed his advent. He sent the three wise men from the East as well as Simon, Anna, John the Baptist and others to testify widely. Concerning John the Baptist in particular, many people knew that an angel had appeared and testified to his conception.8(Luke 1:13)CEV|KJ|NI The miracles surrounding his birth stirred all of Judea in expectation.9(Luke 1:63-66)CEV|KJ|NI Furthermore, John's ascetic life in the wilderness was so impressive that many people questioned in their hearts whether perhaps he was the Christ.10(Luke 3:15)CEV|KJ|NI God's purpose behind sending such a great personality as John the Baptist to bear witness to Jesus as the Messiah was to encourage the Jewish people to believe in Jesus. Since God's Will was thus to have the Jewish people of that time believe that Jesus was their Messiah, the Jewish people, who were trained to live by God's Will, should have believed in him. Had they believed in him as God desired, would they have even entertained the thought of sending him to the cross? Would they have wanted any harm to come to the Messiah whom they had so long and eagerly awaited? However, because they went against God's Will and did not believe that Jesus was the Messiah, he was delivered to be crucified. We must understand, therefore, that Jesus did not come to die on the cross.
Next, let us examine the words and deeds of Jesus himself to ascertain whether his crucifixion was in fact the way to completely accomplish his mission as the Messiah. Jesus' words and deeds were meant to engender belief on the part of the people that he was the Messiah. For example, when the people asked him what they must do to be doing the works of God, Jesus replied:
This is the work of God, that you believe in him whom he has sent. -John 6:29CEV|KJ|NI
One day, when he was agonizing over the Pharisees' disbelief and having no one with whom to share his heart, Jesus looked down sadly over the city of Jerusalem. He wept as he lamented the fate of the Jewish people, whom God had so laboriously and lovingly guided for two thousand years. Jesus prophesied that the city would be so utterly laid waste that not one stone would be left upon another. He clearly pointed to the ignorance of the people, saying, "you did not know the time of your visitation."11(Luke 19:44)CEV|KJ|NI On another occasion, Jesus lamented the stubbornness and disbelief of the people of Jerusalem, saying:
O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, killing the prophets and stoning those who are sent to you! How often would I have gathered your children together as a hen gathers her brood under her wings, and you would not! -Matt. 23:37CEV|KJ|NI
Jesus reproached the people who refused to believe in him, even though they were familiar with the Scriptures which testified to him:
You search the scriptures, because you think that in them you have eternal life; and it is they that bear witness to me; yet you refuse to come to me that you may have life. -John 5:39-40CEV|KJ|NI
I have come in my Father's name, and you do not receive me . . . if you believed Moses, you would believe me, for he wrote of me. -John 5:43-46CEV|KJ|NI
How many miracles and signs did Jesus perform in his desperate efforts to lift the people from their disbelief! Yet, even as they were witnessing the wondrous works of Jesus, the religious leaders mocked him as one possessed by Beelzebul.12(Matt. 12:24)CEV|KJ|NIIn the midst of such a wretched situation, Jesus cried out:
Even though you do not believe me, believe the works, that you may know and understand that the Father is in me and I am in the Father. -John 10:38CEV|KJ|NI
Then, confronting his opponents, he scathingly denounced their hypocrisy.13(Matt. 23:13-36)CEV|KJ|NI Through his words and deeds, Jesus tried to bring his people to believe in him, because it was God's Will that they do so. If they had followed God's Will and believed in Jesus as their Messiah, then who among them would have dared to send him to the cross?
From all the above evidence, we can deduce that Jesus' death on the cross was the unfortunate outcome of the ignorance and disbelief of the people of his day; it was not necessary for the complete fulfillment of his mission as the Messiah. This is well illustrated by Jesus' last words on the cross:
Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do. -Luke 23:34CEV|KJ|NI
If God had originally predestined Jesus to die on the cross, Jesus would have expected to go that path as his due course. Why, then, did he pray three times, "My Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me; nevertheless, not as I will, but as thou wilt"?14(Matt. 26:39)CEV|KJ|NI In truth, Jesus offered those desperate prayers because he knew well that his death would shatter the hope of attaining the Kingdom of Heaven on earth. This would be a tragic disappointment to God, who had worked so laboriously to realize this hope through the long ages since the Fall. Furthermore, Jesus knew that humanity's afflictions would continue unrelieved until the time of his Second Coming.
Jesus said, "As Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of man be lifted up."15(John 3:14)CEV|KJ|NI When the Israelites lost faith in Moses on the way to Canaan, fiery serpents appeared and began to kill them. God commanded Moses to make a bronze serpent and set it on a pole, so that all who looked upon the serpent might live.16(Num. 21:4-9)CEV|KJ|NI Similarly, Jesus foresaw that due to the chosen people's failure to believe in him, humankind would be consigned to hell. He foresaw that he would then be nailed to the cross like the bronze serpent in order to save all humankind, granting salvation to all who look to him. Foreseeing this eventuality, Jesus uttered this foreboding prophecy with a mournful heart.
Another indication that Jesus' death on the cross was not the Will of God, but rather due to the disbelief of the people, is that Israel declined after the crucifixion.17(Luke 19:44)CEV|KJ|NI After all, it had been prophesied that Jesus would come and sit on the throne of David and establish an everlasting kingdom:
For to us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government will be upon his shoulder, and his name will be called "Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace." Of the increase of his government and of peace there will be no end, upon the throne of David, and over his kingdom, to establish it, and to uphold it with justice and with righteousness from this time forth and for evermore. The zeal of the Lord of hosts will do this. -Isa. 9:6-7CEV|KJ|NI
An angel appeared to Mary prior to Jesus' conception and made a similar prediction:
Behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus. He will be great, and will be called the Son of the Most High; and the Lord God will give to him the throne of his father David, and he will reign over the house of Jacob forever; and of his kingdom there will be no end. -Luke 1:31-33CEV|KJ|NI
God's clear intention for the chosen people of Israel, whom He had led through all manner of difficulty from the time of Abraham, was to send them a Messiah and build an eternal Kingdom on earth. Nevertheless, when the Jewish leadership persecuted Jesus and led him to the cross, Israel lost its qualification to be the founding nation of God's Kingdom. Within a few generations, the people of Israel would be scattered over the face of the earth. They have suffered oppression and persecution ever since. This can be viewed as the tragic consequence of the mistake their ancestors committed when they condemned to death the Messiah, whom they should have honored, thereby preventing the completion of the providence of restoration. Moreover, not only the Jews, but also many faithful Christians have shouldered the cross as their portion for the collective sin of having killed Jesus.

1.4 The Limit of Salvation through Redemption by the Cross
and the Purpose of Jesus' Second Advent

What would have happened if Jesus had not been crucified? Jesus would have accomplished both the spiritual and physical aspects of salvation. He surely would have established the everlasting and indestructible Kingdom of Heaven on earth. This, after all, had been foretold by the prophet Isaiah, announced by the angel who appeared to Mary, and expressed by Jesus himself when he announced that the Kingdom of Heaven was at hand.18(Isa. 9:6-7)CEV|KJ|NI; (Luke 1:31-33)CEV|KJ|NI; (Matt. 4:17)CEV|KJ|NI
When God created man, "the Lord God formed man of dust from the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living being."19(Gen. 2:7)CEV|KJ|NI Human beings were thus created in both spirit and flesh. Their Fall also happened both spiritually and physically. Since Jesus came to bring full salvation, he was responsible to complete it both spiritually and physically. To believe in Jesus means to become one with him. Hence, Jesus likened himself to a true vine and compared his disciples to its branches.20(John 15:5)CEV|KJ|NI He also said, "In that day you will know that I am in my Father, and you in me, and I in you."21(John 14:20)CEV|KJ|NI In order to save fallen people physically as well as spiritually, it was necessary that Jesus come in the flesh. Had the people believed in Jesus and so united with him in both spirit and flesh, they would have received salvation both spiritually and physically. Yet the people did not believe in Jesus; instead they led him to the cross. Jesus' body was exposed to Satan's assault, and he was killed. Therefore, even when faithful Christians are united with Jesus, their bodies remain exposed to Satan's attack, just as was Jesus' body.
Consequently, no matter how devout a believer may be, he cannot attain physical salvation through redemption by the cross of Jesus. His original sin, which has been passed down through the lineage from Adam, is not eliminated at its root. Even the most devout Christian still has the original sin and gives birth to children who also carry the original sin. In our personal faith, we may feel it necessary to mortify and deny our flesh in our efforts to prevent the intrusion of Satan, who continually tries to ensnare us through our bodies. We are taught to "pray constantly"22(I Thess. 5:17)CEV|KJ|NI that we might remove the conditions by which Satan can attack us; these conditions stem from the original sin, which was not eradicated despite salvation through redemption by the cross.
Jesus could not fulfill the goal of complete salvation, both spiritual and physical, because his body was struck down by Satan. However, Jesus laid the basis for spiritual salvation by securing the victorious foundation for his resurrection through the redemption by his blood on the cross. As a result, all believers since his resurrection have received the benefit of spiritual salvation, but not physical salvation. Salvation through redemption by the cross is spiritual salvation only. The original sin remains active in the flesh of even the most devout Christians and is transmitted through the lineage to their descendants. The more fervent a believer's faith, the more fiercely he must fight against the sin within. Even St. Paul, the most devout among the apostles, lamented over his inability to prevent sin from infiltrating his flesh:
For I delight in the law of God, in my inmost self, but I see in my members another law at war with the law of my mind and making me captive to the law of sin which dwells in my members. Wretched man that I am! Who will deliver me from this body of death? Thanks be to God through Jesus Christ our Lord! So then I of myself serve the law of God with my mind, but with my flesh I serve the law of sin. -Rom. 7:22-25CEV|KJ|NI
This statement contrasts the bliss Paul felt upon receiving spiritual salvation with the agony he felt because he was unable to achieve physical salvation. John also confessed:
If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. . . . If we say we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us. -I John 1:8-10CEV|KJ|NI
We who receive salvation based on Jesus' crucifixion cannot unshackle ourselves from the chains of sin, due to the original sin still active deep within us. Therefore, to uproot the original sin, which he could not remove through the crucifixion, and to complete the work of physical salvation, Jesus must come again on earth. Only then will the purpose of God's work of salvation be fulfilled both spiritually and physically.

1.5 Two Kinds of Prophecies Concerning the Cross

If Jesus' death on the cross were not predestined as necessary for the complete accomplishment of his purpose as the Messiah, why was it prophesied in Isaiah that he would suffer the ordeal of the cross?23(Isa. 53)CEV|KJ|NIWe may think that the Bible contains only prophecies which foretold Jesus' suffering. However, when we read the Bible anew with knowledge of the Principle, we realize there are other prophecies to the contrary. As Isaiah prophesied24(Isa. 9CEV|KJ|NI, Isa.11CEV|KJ|NI, Isa.60)CEV|KJ|NIand as the angel announced to Mary,25(Luke 1:31-33)CEV|KJ|NIit was foretold that Jesus would become the king of the Jews in his lifetime and establish an everlasting kingdom on the earth. Let us investigate why God gave two contrasting kinds of prophecies concerning Jesus.
God created human beings to reach perfection only by fulfilling their own portion of responsibility.26(cf. Creation 5.2.2) In reality, the first human ancestors did not fulfill their responsibility and fell. Thus, human beings have the potential to either accomplish their responsibility in accordance with God's Will or fail their responsibility contrary to God's Will.
To take some examples from the Bible, it was Adam's portion of responsibility not to eat of the fruit of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. He either could obey the commandment of God and reach perfection or eat of the fruit and die. He chose the latter. In the Old Testament Age, God gave the Ten Commandments and the Mosaic Law, which the people were to obey as the condition for their salvation. It was their portion of responsibility to either uphold the Law and receive salvation or disobey it and come to ruin.27(Deut. 30:15-20)CEV|KJ|NI For the Israelites who left Egypt and journeyed toward Canaan, it was their responsibility to obey the instructions of Moses. They could either faithfully comply with Moses' directions and enter the land of Canaan or rebel against him and not enter the promised land. In fact, God had foretold that He would guide the Israelites into the land of Canaan28(Exod. 3:8)CEV|KJ|NI and commanded Moses to lead them there. Yet due to their lack of faith, the people perished in the wilderness, leaving only their descendants to reach the final destination.
Human beings thus have their own portion of responsibility; they can either fulfill it in accordance with God's Will or fail to fulfill it contrary to His Will. The nature of the fruits they bear depends upon whether or not they fulfill their portion of responsibility. For this reason, God gave two kinds of prophecies concerning the accomplishment of His Will.
To send the Messiah is God's portion of responsibility. However, belief in the Messiah is the human portion of responsibility. The Jewish people could either believe in the Messiah as God wished or not believe in him in opposition to His desire. To cope with the contingency of human responsibility, God gave two kinds of prophecies concerning the accomplishment of His Will through Jesus. One kind foretold that Jesus would die due to the disbelief of the people.29(Isa. 53)CEV|KJ|NI Another kind foretold that the people would believe in and honor Jesus as the Messiah and help him to accomplish God's Will in glory.30(Isa. 9CEV|KJ|NI, Isa. 11CEV|KJ|NI, Isa. 60)CEV|KJ|NI; (Luke 1:31)CEV|KJ|NI When Jesus died on the cross due to the disbelief of the people, only the prophecies of the first kind were fulfilled. The prophecies of the second kind were left unfulfilled until the Second Coming of Christ.

1.6 Gospel Passages in Which Jesus Spoke of His Crucifixion as if It Were Necessary

There are several passages in the Gospels in which Jesus spoke of his suffering on the cross as if it were necessary for salvation. For example, when Peter heard Jesus' prediction of his imminent crucifixion and tried to dissuade him, Jesus rebuked him, saying, "Get behind me, Satan! You are a hindrance to me."31(Matt. 16:23)CEV|KJ|NI Why did Jesus chastise Peter so harshly? In truth, when Jesus spoke these words, the disbelief of the chosen people had already frustrated Jesus' efforts to complete the providence of salvation both physically and spiritually. By that time, Jesus had resolutely determined to accept the fate of the cross32(Luke 9:31)CEV|KJ|NI as a condition of indemnity to open the way for at least the spiritual salvation of humankind. Peter's dissuasion could have hindered Jesus from paving the way for spiritual salvation through the cross. For this reason, Jesus rebuked him.
A second example is Jesus' last words on the cross, "It is finished."33(John 19:30)CEV|KJ|NI Jesus did not utter these words to mean that through the crucifixion he had completely accomplished the providence of salvation. After he realized that the people's disbelief was unalterable, he chose the path of the cross in order to lay the foundation for spiritual salvation, leaving unfulfilled the task of achieving physical salvation until the time of the Second Advent. Hence, by the words, "It is finished," Jesus meant that he had finished laying the foundation for spiritual salvation. By this time, it had become the alternative goal of the providence.
In order for us to have proper faith, it is necessary first to have direct communion with God through spiritual experiences in prayer, and then to understand the truth through a correct reading of Scripture. This is the reason Jesus told us to worship in "spirit and truth."34(John 4:24)CEV|KJ|NI
Since the time of Jesus, Christians have believed that Jesus came to this world to die on the cross. They have not known the fundamental purpose for which Jesus came as the Messiah and misunderstood the spiritual salvation which he brought us, thinking it to be all that his mission entailed. Jesus had wanted to live and fulfill his destiny, yet due to the people's disbelief in him, he died with a heart full of disappointment. Today, there must appear on earth faithful brides - pure-hearted believers - who can alleviate the bitter and grieving heart of Jesus. There must appear brides who can exalt the desires of Jesus' heart before Jesus can come again as the bridegroom. Yet Jesus lamented, "Nevertheless, when the Son of man comes, will he find faith on earth?"35(Luke 18:8)CEV|KJ|NI for he foresaw that when he returned the people would likely be in darkness.
We have clarified from our study of the Bible that Jesus did not come to die on the cross. We can ascertain this fact even more clearly if we communicate with Jesus spiritually and ask him directly. If we cannot perceive spiritual realities, we should seek out the testimonies of those who are endowed with such gifts in order to properly understand his heart and deepen our faith. Only then will we be worthy to become the brides of Jesus who can receive him in the Last Days.
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Monday, December 7, 2015

HOLY SONGS

HOLY SONGS

HOLY SONGS Melodies

HOLY SONGS With Lyrics 



Their Meanings and Historical Backgrounds International Training Center Barrytown, New York 12507 (914) 758-6881
Holy songs are received through spirit world in deep prayer. In each song is expressed the heart of Heavenly Father who has been suffering to construct the path of our restoration. Our infant spirits cannot possibly comprehend our Father's 6,000 year course of walking the way of indemnity. But by coming to know the heart of each of these Holy Songs, by using tht:~m to preach to ourselves, and by retracing through them the course of restoration, these 90ngs will have a profound effect upon our lives of faith. The way of .restoration through indemnity is the way of restoration of the hcart. Throuqh thesc Holy Songs we can come to know thc heart of JC5US, thc llcart of True Parents, and finally even be able to make all aspects of God's heart, His anger, joy, sorrow, and happincss, one with our own heart. Our spirits will be opened up to infinite new worlds, and we will inherit God's personality in all full beauty.
We should sing them not just to fulfill our own desires, but in deep, sincere prayer in order to receive many things from them.
Because of lack of research, many Holy Songs still remain to be translated, and the explanations of the meanings and backgrounds of Holy Songs are not complcte. I intend to continue my study so that Heaven's Heart contained in Holy Songs can be told more accurately and more deeply, and so that we can construct a new tradition of Holy Songs. Finally, I wish to express my heartfelt thanks to Kathy Novalis and Diane Fernsler, who wrote the English words, and to Tim Elder, who translated the words from Japanese, for their great sacrifices towards the organization of this collection of Holy Songs.
Yoko Kobayashi Song Leader Education Department Barrytown, New York January 10, 1975
Kat'hy Goldman Novalis Impressions on Music January 15, 1975
Serving as channel for God and working along with Yoko and Tim held great meaning to me for many reasons. I could feel Father at work so much, feel His desire to give these songs to America at this time, on thc foundation of America's past 3 years of growth and accomplishmcnt, now perhaps our movement can appreciate more deeply th(~ mcssage and depth of heart in these Holy Songs.
There is vast spiritual depth in the historyand back- ground of these songs. Every one of them can easily become a lesson in Principle and the heart of God. Each can effectively raise the atmosphere and drive Satan away, when sung sincerely. We have only recently begun to hunger for the messages that these songs and their authors give, their potential is limit- less; we should look at these songs as swords of truth and ~ love, or as a meeting with our True Parents, rather than just songs. They contain the essence of our Father's word and heart. We should search for Father in words, and sing his life-blood into our souls.
Here we also inherit the tradition of Korea and Japan, a significant inheritance as we begin the third seven year course. Here I would mention the greatest challenge of the project. Korean and Japanese are languages of deep heart expressed in few words. Our challenge was not just to find a translation which could easily be sung, hut more importantly, to find words that where simple, deep and universal. We sought to rernain true to the original in every way, and to find the simple essential center of the message.
This has been joyful labor and privilege, for which I am grateful. I pray that these songs will be an offering to build unity of Father's Hcavenly tradition world-wide. This new tradition is our responsibility.

HOLY SONGS

Content

  1. Blessing of Glory.
  2. Grace of the Holy Garden
  3. New Song of In5piration
  4. Garden of Re5toration
  5. Song of the Victor5.
  6. Song of the Spring Breeze
  7. Spring Song of Eden.
  8. Oh, My Little Lambs
  9. The Lord Has Come
  10. My Offering
  11. Unite Into One
  12. Call to Sacrifice.
  13. Song of the Young People
  14. Principle Youth March
  15. March of the New Age
  16. Song of the IIeavenly Soldiers
  17. Unified Soldiers.
  18. Light in the East
  19. Song of Victory
  20. My Promise
  21. Suffering and New Life.
  22. Suffering Jesus
  23. Suffering Heart
  24. Heart of the Father
  25. Pledge
  26. The Father's Dwelling Place
  27. Song of the Garden
  28. Shining Fatherland
  29. He Has Called Me
  30. Oh, My Child Come Home Again
  31. Oh Come, My Lord
  32. My Cross
  33. When I Behold the Lord
  34. By the Spring of Life
  35. Day of Glory
  36. Song of the Banquet
  37. Crucifixion Comes Again

l. BLESSING OF GLORY

words: Father
l. The light of Glory shines on us from afar, Revive in strength, you Sacred Spirits of freedom. These hills and streams, even those valleys awake. Eternally radiate the reviving light.
2. He has called us together to realize His glorious existence His greatness encompasses the universe As He searches for those awakcncd Sacred Spirits How can I attend this Lord?
3. I have awakened from death. When I am embraced In the bosom of He who woke me, I rejoice eternally in His eternal love and words of comfort Be joyful eternallyand praise His glory.
4. It was by His grace that I could be embraced; It is also by His grace tha~ I can be wrapped in His love I try to return this blessirtg to Him on high, But my heart is so unworthy! We are called to restore the glory to God.

2. GRACE OF THE HOLY GARDEN

words: Father
I still haven't been able to discover the complete history and background of this song. It has been passed on by word of mouth that spirit world sang this in praise of Father when he uncovered Fall of Man. It is one of the most precious pearls among the Holy Songs.
l. Boundless grace He has given me. Now the eteinal life is my true joy.
Chorus: Now I rejoice and praise Him always, reward Him ever and ever returning great glory.
2. My heart is pleased to find the greatest joy, I'll praise new hope and sing always.
3. I am filled with the infinite new life I am so "grateful for this blessing that I cherish forever.
4. I thank Him for the greatest blessing to choose me I worship Him with all my wholeheartedness.

3. NEW SONG OF INSPIRATION

words: Father
In this song Father expressed his intense desire, intensified even further by lIeaven's inspiratiton. I haven't heard the exact time or circumstances in which this song was composed, but from behind which word we can sence the course that Father had to take, suffering greatly through fierce battles to unravel the Word.
The meaning of the original poem is profound and difficult but letls explore it together.
l. I was born on this earth, His gift to us And chosen to establish freedom and happiness. I wanted to find through Truth the purpose of this inspiration , I must become a living sacrifice to realize that purpose "On this earth which God prepared and presented to us I was born, and chosen to establish freedom and happiness. I am comanded by Heaven to search for und discover the truth. For the happiness of all living people I must sacrifice myself and search for God's Words at the risk of my life.
Here, inspired by Heavenly urging, Father is commanding himself with a sense of great responsibility. "I offer this body for the accomplishrnent of Your Will" means to make a living sacrifice of ones body.
The meaning of "living sucrifice" in this context can be to explained by refering to thc sacrifice of Isaac by Abraham. Isaac is allive, but he must be sacrificed on the altar, obediently saying nothing. In the same manncr, Father must have the determination to offer himself, his whole existence as a sacrifice.
He must be determined to die while living, overcome death and "gain victory over death. In this battle he firmly cornmands himself, "Find God's Words: Gain Victory!"
2. The voice of inspiration sings for me with all its might, Spreading the new message of New Eden. Sacrifice yourself completely and start building anew, start the neworder. Seek and realize the Kingdom of freedom.
The image of the voices of all thc angels and all of spirit world ringing through the heavens is an expression of the joy that comes from the victory of the Lord are news that the building of a new Eden will begin.
"Spread this news, sacrifice yourself completely to build anew, to realize His Will and realize the Kingdom of freedom!" Here Father stands before those who share his ideal and commands them, (i.e. us) by saying, 'Fulfill the task!" We who follow must offer ourselves as living sacrifices.
3. We seek the eternal new family Which the Father of Good in Heaven has tried to find. Spread the new Truth, of good will And establish the new Reaven and new earth. What is it that Heavenly Father has sought throughout human history? It's the Four Position Foundation, the family of God that reflects' His image. The Lord is calling on us to establish these new families, and realize the new heaven. The Revelations will be founded on the true blessed families.
4. In a day of new life, establish righteousness; Through eternal new life, heighten good. Praise the Father of Good who is the glorious ideal; And build a new order of peace. (i.e. social system) Let's consider what is meant by "a day of new life" The word "new" appears through the song. All of history until now has been under Satanic dominion, and nothing new ever came. Jesus came and lived a new life, hut couldn't fulfill it. But finally, after 6,000 years, history begins anew with the Lord of the Second Advent. Nothing except that which is related to the Lord can be described as new. Conversely, all that is related to the Lord is new.
Thus, "a day of new life" refers to the Messiah's life, and the lives of those who follow him. Even when he leaves the church in the morning, Father always begins with his right foot. Father has said, "Shirts are glad if you use them by the number three (i.e. wear them three days). All of creation is the same way." We can see how he is working to establish good through every aspect of his daily life. This life should hecome the standard of the new Heavenly order, and change the present insane order of Satan.
The first two lines of this verse may be clarified by this quotation from Principle: "... to live a life of righteousness in order to attain the purpose of goodness..." In the Korean song, the verb is the same in the last line of each of the first three verses, and is repeated emphatically at the end of the line. That verb means both 'To realize and to establish.' The verb in the fourth verse is more specific and emphatic in its meaning; it is translated here as "build."
We cannot fully understand how difficult it was to battle for God's Words. I understand that Father tore apart three Bibles. He would press open Heavenly Father's heart and cry out with tears and sweat, "This must be Your will! But because Satan can accuse, You can't answer me even though You want to, can You?" The drops of precious blood that fell in this way were given to us in the form of the True Word.
Father's words as related to us through Mr. Eu: "Let me explain through example, how difficult it is to unveil the Principle. Imagine a completely dark night, a night like the whole sky has been covered by a tent. And imagine a light like a pin-hole in the canvas. Unveiling the Principle is about as difficult as it would be to strike that light with only one attempt."

4. GARDEN OF RESTORATION

words: Father
This is one of the best among Completed Testament Holy Songs. The Korean word for the Garden translates, "Eastern Mountain." Because winters are so harsh, the people wait for spring very eagerly. Because the first ray of the spring sun falls on the mountains to the East, "Eastern Mountain" has come to symbolize the Garden of Eden. (You can also probably understand why Song of the Garden is called song of the Eastern Mountain.
l. He searched for six thousand years This embattled and hate-filled Garden For the central point of victory. His struggle in Providence is recorded as footprints of blood. This is the love we see in His Providence.
2. The flower of happiness bIooms in the Providence of freedom. Blessed are we, for the flower of hope blooms in the Garden of our ideal. The fragrance of His Providence brings joyand happiness. This is the fulfillment of Father's desire. (Note the difference in meaning of the Garden in each verse: l. garden of hate 2. garden of hope 3. garden of joy, which He wanted to give us from the beginning, 4. garden of the original ideal.)
3. Blossoms of happiness bloom through the Garden of Freedom; Our true home is one of joy and happiness We live forever in this flowerlike Garden. This is the Garden the Father gives to us.
4. The eternal will of His Providence is the ideal on earth, The true Garden that He tried to build on earth. To jously and with fragrant spirits spread its glory, For this is the glory of His creation.

5. SONG OF THE VICTORS

words: Father
Around 1956-57 many members would become spiritual during worship services. At the time Father would often preach the sermon himself and often wore the white traditional dress of Korea. This melody was arranged by Miss Kim from a melody that an old woman about 60 years old began singing when she became spiritual during service. Before being rearranged, the rhythm was far more distinctively Korean. I'm not told whether Father wrote the words before the melody existed.
l. We offer in tribute" the new glorious Hosanna' s And joyfully attend the glorious Lord of new life Search for the promised great glory, And the Garden of freedom and happiness where we can sing a new song.
2. When we have fought through the mist and clouds of darkness, The bright new world will brilliantly shine. Searching for new joy and happiness and new peace, And the Garden of freedom and happiness where we can sing a new song.
3. Those who sing the new song of new life, Offer praises for the great blessing of your being chosen, Search for the new glory of our hopes, And the Garden of freedom and happiness where we can sing a new song.
4. Take the day of our creation as our standard, And make shine the Heavenly love and beauty. Search for the flower garden of harmony And the Garden of freedom and happiness where we can sing a new song.

6. SONG OF THE SPRING BREEZE

When Father was in prison, he never wanted to burden Heavenly Father with his condition. He was the Lord who was to bring in the eternal springtime, but because of his imprisonment he couldn't tell the people. His situation was so opposite to that of the future world he would bring in: to encourage himself he was always thinking about the future.
One day he heard another prisoner singing this song. Father began to sing it himself every day, perhaps with some changes; later, he said to the Family, "You don't know how much inspiration and comfort I received from singing this." Although it is, a simple song, he imparted a deeper meaning to it.
In singing this song it is important to realize how Koreans view their seasons. Their winter temperatures go down below zero Fahrenheit (-18 C), and their anticipation of spring is much more eager than most other peoples. That anticipation connects directly with the anticipation for the Messiah.
l. Snow and wind of extremely cold dark nights, Lift your ruthless hand. Soon the spring breeze will chase you away with the fragrance of flowers, And call to life the suffocated hills.
2. Even the most ruthless winter wind can last only a moment, and stands doomed to be calmed Soon the spring breeze will chase you away with the fragrance of flowers, And call to life the suffocated hills.
The powers of winter (powers of Satan) attack us with cold winds and icy snow that hurts like needles. But lift your ruthless hand! (Implied is the threat, "Satan, if you don't lift your hand, I'll cut it off!) No matter how much you can blow around now, soon the spr1ng breeze must come carrying sweet fragrances, and chase you away.
In verse 2 we see the mighty figure of the Lord commanding the spring breeze to come in the midst of imprisonment, torture, and the most cruel punishment of all, the crucifixion of heart.
3. Awake! Butterfly and meadowlark of spring! Too long this wasted land has suffered in this nightmare. Soon the spring breeze will chase you away with the fragrance of flowers, And call to life the suffocated hills. Now awake! and dance, you butterfly of spring; sing, you meadowlark. The Korean peninsula has suffered a long nightmare.

8. OH, MY LITTLE LAMBS

This is a hymn from the established Korean Christian churches. It describes howa dark and lonely soul comes a cross the love of Christ, is resurrected by that love, and is inspired to spread that love to other people.
l. Oh, my little lamb, in the lonely meadow, When you were weak and collapsed from disease, There was none who would embrace you, None who would give you words of love. God is calling out. The first verse is sung with the spirit of a sinner who has looked into his own heart, looked back on his course, and has suddenly discovered that God has been at his side all this time. The lonely sinful life wounds us, "when you fell down on the plain (in our suffering) in need of comfort, and of salvation, nobody could raise you up in their arms." Behind these words we see the figure of Christ standing beside us, saying "I was there! Didn't I heal your wounds, and wrap you in words of love?"
2. Oh, my little lamb, see that man, For he goes carrying the cross for your sake, And is the shepherd who leads you to the path of life. Follow him, for you are too weak to walk alone.
3. Oh, my little lamb, when you thirst (and fall exhausted) Drink his blood and taste his body (make him your blood and body) Heavenly love will overflow within you. (GOd's love will fill your whole self)
4. Oh, my little lamb, with a joyful heart Praise the Lord with all your might. Love all men throughout the world, (Go into the world and love everyone) Oh, my little lambs.
The words rise in intensity through verses three and four. Particularly verse four expresses a determined heart that calls us to "love all men throughout the world." We should sing this song paying close attention to accompaniment and loudness and softness.

9. THE LORD HAS COME

Korean Unification Church Song

This song resounds through the heavens with praises of the Lord's love sung with all one's heart. We sing this song in tears of deep joy of receiving the Lord of the Second Advent.
It is called a "Korean Unification Church Song" without specification of who wrote the words or music, because it is not exactly clear who first began singing it. Let me explain the meaning of the lines through this direct translation.
l. The Lord has come, the Lord has come. To the Eastern country from which the Sun rises; to the shining Han peninsula, The Lord has come from the right hand of God. (i.e. with the authority of God) He cames to lead all men into the accomplishment of His will. Oh, this beautiful land, receive the Lord, dance and sing. Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Amen.
The beginning line is so proud and joyful: Externally this is a tragic race that has been stepped on throughout its history. But now it has been chosen as the country to receive the long-awaited Lord of the Second Advent. Profound joy is contained within the line, "the Eastern country from which the Sun rises; the shining Han Peninsula." (tr.'s note --Han Peninsula = Korean Peninsula) "To lead all men" Just as a mother hen gathers all her chicks under her wing, the Lord of the Second Advent leads all men with love.
This verse expresses the strong yearning, "Oh: From one end of the Han Peninsula to the other awake: Receive the Lord: Sing and dance!"
2. The Lord has come, the Lord has come. To the country where white cloth is worn, where the Rose of Sharon blooms, The king of kings has come with his Providence to shatter sin and evil. He has come to build Heaven on this earth. Oh, my three million brothers receive the Lord, sing and dance. Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Amen.
"The country where white cloth is worn" As you can tell very well if you see movies set in Korea, they tend to wear bright colors. Men are often seen wéaring white pants.
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