Head of the Church Triumphant (Little Flock Hymnbook #165)

1

Head of the church triumphant!

We joyfully adore Thee;

Till Thou appear, Thy members here

Would sing like those in glory!

We lift our hearts and voices,

In blest anticipation,

And cry aloud, and give to God

The praise of our salvation.

“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)

“That thou keep this commandment without spot, unrebukeable, until the appearing of our Lord Jesus Christ.” (1 Timothy 6:14)

2

While in affliction’s furnace,

And passing through the fire,

The love we praise which tries our ways,

And ever brings us nigher.

We lift our hearts, exulting

In Thine almighty favor:

The love divine which made us Thine

Shall keep us Thine forever.

“Behold, I have refined thee, but not with silver; I have chosen thee in the furnace of affliction.” (Isaiah 48:10)

“That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honor and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ.” (1 Peter 1:7)

“But he knoweth the way that I take: when he hath tried me, I shall come forth as gold.” (Job 23:10)

“Before I was afflicted I went astray: but now have I kept thy word.” (Psalm 119:67)

“What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own? For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God's.” (1 Corinthians 6:19-20)

“Now unto him that is able to keep you from falling, and to present you faultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy.” (Jude 24)

3

Thou dost conduct Thy people

Safely through all temptation;

Nor will we fear, since Thou art near,

The fire of tribulation.

The world with sin and Satan,

Display their strength before us;

By Thee we shall break through them all,

And join the heavenly chorus.

“There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it.” (1 Corinthians 10:13)

“Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.” (Hebrews 13:5)

“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)

“Who comforteth us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to comfort them which are in any trouble, by the comfort wherewith we ourselves are comforted of God.” (2 Corinthians 1:4)

“When any one heareth the word of the kingdom, and understandeth it not, then cometh the wicked one, and catcheth away that which was sown in his heart. This is he which received seed by the way side. But he that received the seed into stony places, the same is he that heareth the word, and anon with joy receiveth it. Yet hath he not root in himself, but dureth for a while: for when tribulation or persecution ariseth because of the word, by and by he is offended. He also that received seed among the thorns is he that heareth the word; and the care of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches, choke the word, and he becometh unfruitful.” (Matthew 13:19-22)

“Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us.” (Romans 8:37)

4

By faith we see the glory

Of which Thou dost assure us;

The world despise, for that high prize

Which Thou hast set before us.

And may we, counted worthy

To meet the Son from heaven,

There see our Lord, by all adored,

To us in glory given.

“Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.” (Hebrews 11:1)

“I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.” (Philippians 3:14)

“But they which shall be accounted worthy to obtain that world, and the resurrection from the dead, neither marry, nor are given in marriage.” (Luke 20:35)

“Which is a manifest token of the righteous judgment of God, that ye may be counted worthy of the kingdom of God, for which ye also suffer.” (2 Thessalonians 1:5)

165. Head of the Church Triumphant