226. And Art Thou, Gracious Master, Gone

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by T. Kelly
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And art Thou, gracious Master, gone
 
For us a mansion to prepare?
 
Shall we behold Thee on Thy throne,
 
And sit forever with Thee there?
 
Then let the world approve or blame,
 
We’ll triumph in Thy glorious name.
“Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me. In my Father's house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also.” (John 14:1-3)
“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)
“Now thanks be unto God, which always causeth us to triumph in Christ, and maketh manifest the savor of his knowledge by us in every place.” (2 Corinthians 2:14)
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Should we to gain the world’s applause,
 
Or to escape its harmless frown,
 
Refuse to countenance Thy cause,
 
And make Thy people’s lot our own,
 
What shame would fill us in that day,
 
When Thou Thy glory wilt display.
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No, let the world cast out our name,
 
And vile account us if it will,
 
If to confess our Lord be shame,
 
Oh, then would we be viler still;
 
For Thee, O Lord, we all resign,
 
Content that Thou dost call us Thine.
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What transports then will fill our heart
 
When Thou our worthless names wilt own,
 
When we shall see Thee as Thou art
 
And know as we ourselves are known.
 
And then from sin and sorrow free
 
Find our eternal rest with Thee.
“There remaineth therefore a rest to the people of God.” (Hebrews 4:9)
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