", Now is our salvation nearer than when we believed." Romans. 13:11.
Tune, "I hear Thy welcome voice.”
Not nearer being saved;
For all who have believed
Are saved; th' Eternal word is pledged;
We cannot be deceived.
Romans. 10:9; John 5:24.
Not nearer having peace,
For peace we have with God;
Sweet peace and pardon through the price
Of sin-atoning blood.
Romans. 5:1.
Not nearer being meet
For our divine abode;
E'en now, " as He is, so are we,"
The righteousness of God.
1 John 4:17.
Not nearer as to rank,
Our title is secure;
Now are we sons and heirs of God,
Our heritage is sure.
1 John 3:1-3.
But we are nearer now
(Oh blissful, wondrous day I)
The full redemption promised long,
When death shall die away.
Ephesians. 1:14.
The body, though redeemed,
Must wait till Jesus come;
He'll call from earth, and from the grave,
His ransomed people home,
Romans. 8:23.
High time 'tis to awake,
With hope of bliss so dear;
High time, with earth's dark night spent,
And heaven's bright morn so near.
Romans. 13:1, 12.