36*. We Go to Meet the Savior

7,6.
by P. Gerhardt
1
We go to meet the Savior,
 
His glorious face to see;
 
What manner of behavior
 
Doth with this hope agree?
 
May God’s illumination
 
Guide heart and walk aright;
 
That so our preparation
 
Be pleasing in His sight.
“Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.” (1 Thessalonians 4:17)
“And they shall see his face; and his name shall be in their foreheads.” (Revelation 22:4)
“And every man that hath this hope in him purifieth himself, even as he is pure.” (1 John 3:3)
“Now the God of peace, that brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, that great shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the everlasting covenant. Make you perfect in every good work to do his will, working in you that which is wellpleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ; to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.” (Hebrews 13:20-21)
2
We’d gladly while the hours,
 
Till night shall pass away,
 
And chant with all our powers
 
The blessings of that day;
 
To Thee, the Lord of glory,
 
We’d raise the happy song,
 
And make Thy love’s bright story
 
The theme of every tongue.
“And that, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep: for now is our salvation nearer than when we believed.” (Romans 13:11)
“Which none of the princes of this world knew: for had they known it, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory.” (1 Corinthians 2:8)
3
Not sinful man’s endeavor,
 
Nor any mortal’s care,
 
Could draw Thy sovereign favor
 
To sinners in despair;
 
Uncalled, Thou cam’st with gladness,
 
Us from the fall to raise,
 
And change our grief and sadness
 
To songs of joy and praise.
“Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost.” (Titus 3:5)
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