318. O Lamb of God, Still Keep Us

7,6.
by J.G. Deck
1
O Lamb of God, still keep us
 
Close to Thy piercèd side;
 
’Tis only there in safety
 
And peace we can abide;
 
With foes and snares around us,
 
And lusts and fears within,
 
The grace that sought and found us,
 
Alone can keep us clean.
“And looking upon Jesus as he walked, he saith, Behold the Lamb of God!” (John 1:36)
“But one of the soldiers with a spear pierced his side, and forthwith came there out blood and water.” (John 19:34)
“The horse is prepared against the day of battle: but safety is of the Lord.” (Proverbs 21:31)
“Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.” (John 14:27)
“Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over.” (Psalm 23:5)
“For, when we were come into Macedonia, our flesh had no rest, but we were troubled on every side; without were fightings, within were fears.” (2 Corinthians 7:5)
“What man of you, having an hundred sheep, if he lose one of them, doth not leave the ninety and nine in the wilderness, and go after that which is lost, until he find it?” (Luke 15:4)
2
’Tis only in Thee hiding
 
We feel ourselves secure;
 
Only in Thee abiding
 
The conflict can endure;
 
Thine arm the victory gaineth
 
O’er every hateful foe;
 
Thy love our hearts sustaineth,
 
In all their cares and woe.
“Keep me as the apple of the eye, hide me under the shadow of thy wings.” (Psalm 17:8)
“Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; no more can ye, except ye abide in me. I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing.” (John 15:4-5)
“Thou therefore endure hardness, as a good soldier of Jesus Christ.” (2 Timothy 2:3)
“But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.” (1 Corinthians 15:57)
“Yet they are thy people and thine inheritance, which thou broughtest out by thy mighty power and by thy stretched out arm.” (Deuteronomy 9:29)
“For they got not the land in possession by their own sword, neither did their own arm save them: but thy right hand, and thine arm, and the light of thy countenance, because thou hadst a favor unto them.” (Psalm 44:3)
“<<A Psalm.>> O sing unto the Lord a new song; for he hath done marvellous things: his right hand, and his holy arm, hath gotten him the victory.” (Psalm 98:1)
“Keep yourselves in the love of God, looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life.” (Jude 21)
“Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.” (1 Peter 5:7)
3
Soon shall our eyes behold Thee
 
With rapture, face to face;
 
And, resting there in glory,
 
We’ll sing Thy power and grace:
 
Thy beauty, Lord, and glory,
 
The wonders of Thy love,
 
Shall be the endless story
 
Of all Thy saints above.
“And they shall see his face; and his name shall be in their foreheads.” (Revelation 22:4)
“For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known.” (1 Corinthians 13:12)
“And I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, Write, Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from henceforth: Yea, saith the Spirit, that they may rest from their labors; and their works do follow them.” (Revelation 14:13)
“Thine eyes shall see the king in his beauty: they shall behold the land that is very far off.” (Isaiah 33:17)
“And to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fulness of God.” (Ephesians 3:19)
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