Rest Resolvings

Tune: Abbot's Leigh

('Glorious things of thee are spoken')

Hebrews 4 v.9-16

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A rest to God's people remains

Though 'tis not through our own gains

But resting from our own striving

Our own salvation to bring

Yet we labour, seek to enter

Rest through Him, He does confer

Salvation on us through Christ, He

By faith our true Saviour be

 

Living by the word of God sure

It is alive, whole, and pure

Sharper than any two-edged sword

Spoken by Him, He the Lord

Piercing, does divide asunder

Soul and spirit, brings wonder

Discerns thoughts, intents of the heart

Searches to our deepest part

 

All is open to His sight keen

Every creature great or mean

All is open and revealéd

To the Lord, our living Head

He sees all, none can be hidden

From His sight, and 'tis so then

That we have to come, to relate

To Him who knows every state

 

Yet seeing we have a high priest

Avails for greatest to least

Passed into the heavens, there He

Jesus, Son of God, He be

Let us hold fast our profession

Trusting Him, the holy one

For He not a priest unfeeling

To us, but us comforts bring

 

He can be touched with the feeling

Of our state, yes everything

Our infirmities, our weakness

He will help us, will us bless

For He was tempted like we are

He not distant, removed far

But no sin did He e'er commit

O'ercame temptations, each whit

 

Let us therefore come boldly to

The throne of grace, come, e'en you

That there we may obtain mercy

And find His grace, given free

He with love and with compassion

Shall succour us, help each one

Humbly pleading, His help needing

Trusting Him in everything