316. We Are by Christ Redeemed

6,6,8,4, bis.
by M. Bowley
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We are by Christ redeemed:
 
The cost — His precious blood;
 
Be nothing by our souls esteemed
 
Like this great good.
 
Were the vast world our own,
 
With all its varied store,
 
And Thou, Lord Jesus, wert unknown,
 
We still were poor.
“Forasmuch as ye know that ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and gold, from your vain conversation received by tradition from your fathers. But with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot.” (1 Peter 1:18-19)
“For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?” (Mark 8:36)
2
Our earthen vessels break;
 
The world itself grows old;
 
But Christ our precious dust will take
 
And freshly mold:
 
He’ll give these bodies vile
 
A fashion like His own;
 
He’ll bid the whole creation smile,
 
And hush its groan.
“But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us.” (2 Corinthians 4:7)
“And, Thou, Lord, in the beginning hast laid the foundation of the earth; and the heavens are the works of thine hands. They shall perish; but thou remainest; and they all shall wax old as doth a garment. And as a vesture shalt thou fold them up, and they shall be changed: but thou art the same, and thy years shall not fail.” (Hebrews 1:10-12)
“Behold, I show you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed. In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed. For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality. So when this corruptible shall have put on incorruption, and this mortal shall have put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written, Death is swallowed up in victory.” (1 Corinthians 15:51-54)
“Who shall change our vile body, that it may be fashioned like unto his glorious body, according to the working whereby he is able even to subdue all things unto himself.” (Philippians 3:21)
“For we know that the whole creation groaneth and travaileth in pain together until now. And not only they, but ourselves also, which have the firstfruits of the Spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, waiting for the adoption, to wit, the redemption of our body.” (Romans 8:22-23)
3
Thus far by grace preserved,
 
Each moment speeds us on;
 
The crown and kingdom are reserved
 
Where Christ is gone.
 
When cloudless morning shines,
 
We shall His glory share;
 
In pleasant places are the lines;
 
The home how fair!
“And now, brethren, I commend you to God, and to the word of his grace, which is able to build you up, and to give you an inheritance among all them which are sanctified.” (Acts 20:32)
“By whom also we have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God.” (Romans 5:2)
4
To Him our weakness clings
 
Through tribulation sore,
 
And seeks the covert of His wings
 
Till all be o’er.
 
And when we’ve run the race,
 
And fought the faithful fight,
 
We then shall see Him face to face,
 
With saints in light.
“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)
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