185. We Have a Home Above
S.M.
by H. Bennett
From all defilement free:
A mansion which eternal love
“And there shall in no wise enter into it any thing that defileth, neither whatsoever worketh abomination, or maketh a lie: but they which are written in the Lamb's book of life.” (Revelation 21:27)
The Father’s gracious hand
Has built that blest abode;
From everlasting it was planned,
The dwelling-place of God.
The Savior’s precious blood
He passed through death’s dark, raging flood,
The Earnest has been given;
He leads us onward to the home
Reserved for us in heaven.
Thy love, most gracious Lord,
Our joy and strength shall be;
Till Thou shalt speak the gladdening word
That bids us rise to Thee.
“For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first. 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 4:16-17)
And then through endless days,
Where all Thy glories shine,
In happier, holier strains we’ll praise
The grace that made us Thine.
“For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God.” (Ephesians 2:8)
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