114. The Holiest We Enter

7,6.
by M. Bowley
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The holiest we enter
 
In perfect peace with God,
 
Through whom we found our center,
 
In Jesus and His blood:
 
Though great may be our dullness
 
In thought, and word, and deed,
 
We glory in the fullness
 
Of Him that meets our need.
“And of his fulness have all we received, and grace for grace.” (John 1:16)
“But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus.” (Philippians 4:19)
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Much incense is ascending
 
Before th’ eternal throne;
 
God graciously is bending
 
To hear each feeble groan;
 
To all our prayers and praises
 
Christ adds His sweet perfume,
 
And love the censer raises,
 
These odors to consume.
“By him therefore let us offer the sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of our lips giving thanks to his name.” (Hebrews 13:15)
“But unto the Son he saith, Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: a sceptre of righteousness is the sceptre of thy kingdom.” (Hebrews 1:8)
“Then they that feared the Lord spake often one to another: and the Lord hearkened, and heard it, and a book of remembrance was written before him for them that feared the Lord, and that thought upon his name.” (Malachi 3:16)
“For Christ is not entered into the holy places made with hands, which are the figures of the true; but into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God for us.” (Hebrews 9:24)
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O God, we come with singing,
 
Because Thy great High Priest
 
Our names to Thee is bringing,
 
Nor e’er forgets the least;
 
For us He wears the mitre,
 
Where "holiness" shines bright,
 
For us His robes are whiter
 
Than heaven’s unsullied light.
“And thou shalt make a plate of pure gold, and grave upon it, like the engravings of a signet, HOLINESS TO THE LORD. And thou shalt put it on a blue lace, that it may be upon the mitre; upon the forefront of the mitre it shall be. And it shall be upon Aaron's forehead, that Aaron may bear the iniquity of the holy things, which the children of Israel shall hallow in all their holy gifts; and it shall be always upon his forehead, that they may be accepted before the Lord.” (Exodus 28:36-38)
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