“Glory To Urine”? Here’s My Big Problem…

Earlier today, a digital Billboard welcoming Zelenskyyyy to New York City went viral.

Why?

Because instead of saying “Glory to Ukraine” it said “Glory To Urine”.

Hilarious!

Watch here:

Glory to the urine !

There was a greeting message for Zelenski's arrival in New York. But instead of Glory to Ukraine, the flag read Glory to urine .

The company that owns the screen explained that the error was caused by an intelligent system. pic.twitter.com/u8RMpGtj6o

— Insider Corner (@insiderscorner) September 21, 2023

Backup here:

Digital billboard in NYC welcomes Zelenskyy to the U.S. with a sign that reads “Glory to Urine” instead of “Glory to Ukraine.”pic.twitter.com/WK121Lxt8j

— Suburban Black Man 🇺🇸 (@niceblackdude) September 21, 2023

And one more backup here:

https://twitter.com/charliekirk11/status/1704937180119097671

So that’s funny and all, and I think giving Urine to Zelenskyyy and the leaders of Ukraine is fitting.

But I actually had a different thought when I first saw this.

My first thought was “GLORY” to Ukraine?

Let’s assume the sign said what it was mean to say….

It was meant to say GLORY to Ukraine?

Really?

Who is putting up this sign?

Who’s paying for this?

I don’t agree with GLORY to Ukraine.

Sorry folks, that doesn’t fly here.

GLORY?

First of all, this is America.

I’m sick and tired of all the TREASON (and yes, that’s what it is) giving more money and aid to a foreign country than to America!

That’s problem #1.

But now for problem #2.

GLORY is reserved for Jesus Christ.

I’m not flying a sign that says “Glory to United States” either.

And so I started doing a little search about Bible verses that talk about who should get Glory.

I was going to post a few of those here, but then I came across something incredible.

I had never seen this before and maybe it will be new to you as well.

Sometimes music can convey a message better that printed words can, so in lieu of giving you a few verses, I want to give you this incredible story about a man who re-wrote the classic New Year Eve song “Auld Lang Syne” back in 2011.

From Immanuel Church:

The song, of course, is “Auld Lang Syne,” written by the Scottish poet Robert Burns in the late 1780s.

The song is a sentimental classic, but Dustin Krensrue thought it could serve an even greater purpose. Why not take this familiar tune and give it more meaningful lyrics that could redefine the New Year and point us towards Christ? And that’s what he did. On New Year’s Eve in 2011, Kensrue penned new lyrics for the old song and renamed it “All Glory Be to Christ.”

This January at Immanuel Church, we are singing this new version with the same goal in mind: We want to start the new year with the constant reminder that all glory is reserved for Christ and Christ alone.

Verse one reads:

Should nothing of our efforts stand, No legacy survive
Unless the Lord does raise the house, In vain its builders strive
To you who boast tomorrow’s gain, Tell me, what is your life?

A mist that vanishes at dawn, All glory be to Christ!
Echoing Psalm 127:1, Proverbs 27:1, and James 4:13-16, this verse reminds us that ultimately our efforts are worthless and our boasts are vain apart from the Lord. As the song enters the chorus, we then declare that all glory and praise belongs to Christ.

Verse two follows:

His will be done, His kingdom come, On earth as is above
Who is Himself our daily bread, Praise Him, the Lord of love
Let living water satisfy, The thirsty without price
We’ll take a cup of kindness yet, All glory be to Christ!

We immediately notice a shift from verse one. Instead of the failure of our efforts, we see (as the verse echoes the Lord’s Prayer found in Luke 11:2-4) that it is through Christ’s kingdom and provision we can be content. As we experience this blessing in Christ, our affections are all-the-more stirred to glorify Him. The chorus thus follows again: “All glory be to Christ!”

Finally, we arrive at verse three where these ideas come together:

When on the day the great I Am, The faithful and the true
The Lamb who was for sinners slain, Is making all things new
Behold our God shall live with us, And be our steadfast light
And we shall e’er his people be, All glory be to Christ!

The imagery here comes from the book of Revelation (Revelation 3:14, 5:12, 21:5, 21:3-4, and 21:22-23) to remind the listener that the reconciliatory work of the cross and resurrection is a present and future hope for those who believe. Through Christ, we are adopted into the Kingdom of God both now and forever. Verse three looks forward to this reality with expectation and leads us to sing the inevitable truth:

All glory be to Christ our King! All glory be to Christ!
His rule and reign we’ll ever sing, All glory be to Christ!
“All Glory Be to Christ” serves as a beautiful reminder that though our efforts fail, Christ’s perfect plan does not and will not. His kingdom is coming, and all things will be made new. We can and should glorify Christ with our lives for all He has done for us.

We want to have this heart posture going into 2018 and beyond. For this reason, we would like to sing “All Glory Be to Christ” throughout the month of January. We hope by repeating this song each Sunday we can focus and position our hearts on what Christ has done for us. So, as we venture on throughout the month and new year, let us remember that it is not our plans, but the wonderful redemptive work of Jesus that is worthy of all glory and praise!

Now….do you want to hear it?

It’s very powerful.

I have three different versions for you because I’m having trouble picking a favorite.

Here’s #1:

And #2:

And #3:

Full lyrics:

Should nothing of our efforts stand
No legacy survive
Unless the Lord does raise the house
In vain its builders strive

To you who boast tomorrow’s gain
Tell me, what is your life?
A mist that vanishes with the dawn
All glory be to Christ

All glory be to Christ our king
All glory be to Christ
His rule and reign we’ll ever sing
All glory be to Christ

His will be done, His kingdom come
On earth as is above
Who is Himself our daily bread
Praise Him, the Lord of love

Let living water satisfy
The thirsty without price
We’ll take a cup of kindness yet
All glory be to Christ

All glory be to Christ our king
All glory be to Christ
His rule and reign we’ll ever sing
All glory be to Christ

When on the day the great I Am
The faithful and the true
The Lamb who was for sinners slain
Is making all things new

Behold our God shall live with us
And be our steadfast light
And we shall e’er his people be
All glory be to Christ

All glory be to Christ our king
All glory be to Christ
His rule and reign we’ll ever sing
All glory be to Christ [x2]

I don’t know about you, but I’m singing this one on New Year’s Eve this year!