115. Head of the Church, Thy Body

7,7,8,7, bis.
by G. Gilpin
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Head of the church, Thy body,
 
O Christ, the great Salvation!
 
Sweet to the saints
 
It is to think
 
Of all Thine exaltation!
 
All power’s to Thee committed,
 
All power on earth, in heaven;
 
To Thee a name
 
Of widest fame
 
Above all glory’s given.
“And hath put all things under his feet, and gave him to be the head over all things to the church. Which is his body, the fulness of him that filleth all in all.” (Ephesians 1:22-23)
“And he is the head of the body, the church: who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead; that in all things he might have the preeminence.” (Colossians 1:18)
“And being made perfect, he became the author of eternal salvation unto all them that obey him.” (Hebrews 5:9)
“For mine eyes have seen thy salvation.” (Luke 2:30)
“Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name.” (Philippians 2:9)
“And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth.” (Matthew 28:18)
“Far above all principality, and power, and might, and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this world, but also in that which is to come.” (Ephesians 1:21)
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With Thee believers raisèd,
 
In Thee on high are seated;
 
All guilty once,
 
But cleared by Thee:
 
Redemption-toil’s completed.
 
And when Thou, Lord and Savior,
 
Shalt come again in glory,
 
There by Thy side,
 
Thy spotless bride
 
Shall crown the wondrous story.
“And hath raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus.” (Ephesians 2:6)
“For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God.” (Romans 3:23)
“When Jesus therefore had received the vinegar, he said, It is finished: and he bowed his head, and gave up the ghost.” (John 19:30)
“For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first.” (1 Thessalonians 4:16)
“And had a wall great and high, and had twelve gates, and at the gates twelve angels, and names written thereon, which are the names of the twelve tribes of the children of Israel.” (Revelation 21:12)
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At length — the final kingdom,
 
No bound, no end possessing:
 
When heaven and earth — 
 
God all in all
 
Shall fill with largest blessing.
 
All root of evil banished,
 
No breath of sin to wither,
 
On earth — on high — 
 
Naught else but joy,
 
And blissful peace forever!
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