What can we say of the glories and beauties of our Lord? To what can we liken Him? A believer sees His glory as through a dark glass; but even the little he sees is beyond his ability to express. Among other believers, he make speak of such things and, though his words fall short of the truth, he is able to communicate his heart on the matter. But there is no way that human words can fully tell the glory of the Heavenly Word.
Shall we call Him friend? That is but a shadow of the what He really is to us. Shall we call Him Brother? That He is, but in a way that no other is a brother. Shall we call Him Lord and King? He is both; but we can point to no other who is such a Lord and King as to be able to rule ALL things for the good of His subjects. Shall we call Him Prophet? Moses with his glowing face cannot be compared in glory to Christ, our Prophet anymore than a house can rival the glory of its builder. Is He our Priest? Yes, and so glorious in His priesthood that it seems a shame to call even Aaron in all His priestly robes a priest. The woman in Song of Solomon described Him in overflowing words concluding with "altogether lovely." There is nothing unattractive in Christ to those who know Him. Trying to describe his glory in words is like throwing rocks at the moon. Often I have opened my mouth to give some description of the glory of Christ, but could find no words to tell out what I could see by faith. Maybe this is something of what is meant in the Scripture, "Praise [is silent] for Thee in Zion." Psalm 65:1 ("is silent" is the root meaning of the word translated "waiteth.")