187. O Jesus, Gracious Savior

7,6.
by J.G. Deck
1
O Jesus, gracious Savior,
 
Upon the Father’s throne — 
 
Whose wondrous love and favor
 
Have made our cause Thine own;
 
Thy people to Thee ever
 
For grace and help repair,
 
For Thou, they know, wilt never
 
Refuse their griefs to share.
“To him that overcometh will I grant to sit with me in my throne, even as I also overcame, and am set down with my Father in his throne.” (Revelation 3:21)
“For we have not an high priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities; but was in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin. Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need.” (Hebrews 4:15-16)
2
O Lord, through tribulation
 
Our pilgrim-journey lies,
 
Through scorn and sore temptation,
 
And watchful enemies;
 
Midst never-ceasing dangers
 
We through the desert roam;
 
As pilgrims here and strangers
 
We seek the rest to come.
“These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.” (John 16:33)
“Wherein ye greatly rejoice, though now for a season, if need be, ye are in heaviness through manifold temptations.” (1 Peter 1:6)
3
O Lord, Thou too once hasted
 
This weary desert through,
 
Once fully tried and tasted
 
Its bitterness and woe;
 
And hence Thy heart is tender
 
In truest sympathy,
 
Though now the heavens render
 
All praise to Thee on high.
4
Oh by Thy Holy Spirit
 
Reveal in us Thy love,
 
The joy we shall inherit
 
With Thee, our Head above;
 
May all this consolation
 
Our trembling hearts sustain — 
 
Sure — though through tribulation — 
 
The promised rest to gain.
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