Tune: Diademata
('Crown Him with many crowns')
Hebrews 4 v.10-16
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Let us be diligent
To enter, penitent
God's rest, cease from our own labours
And strivings of the hours
To salvation attain
Our efforts cannot gain
But trusting Christ, salvation He
Brings to each person, see
For word of God living
Is, help to us does bring
Is powerful, and sharper than
Any sword made by man
It pierces to divide
Where soul, spirit reside
And parts the joints, marrow within
To cleanse the deepest sin
It discerns every part
Of thoughts, intents of heart
Neither is there any creature
From Him can hidden be
All open to His sight
No darkness, but all light
All is laid before Him, 'tis true
With whom we have to do
Seeing then we have sure
Great high priest evermore
Passed into the heavens, the Son
Jesus, God's Son, the one
Let us therefore hold fast
Profession to the last
For He, high priest, he with us shares
In all man's needs and cares
For He not a high priest
That cares not in the least
But is touched with all the feeling
Of our weakness, each thing
Where we infirm, no power
He help on us does shower
He knows, He shares, does sympathise
Through Him pur spirits rise
For He was in all points
Tempted, Spirit anoints
Him to o'ercome and not to sin
Not be defiled within
So let us come boldly
Unto throne of grace free
Confident to obtain mercy
And find grace when need be
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Comments3
May God's Mercy always be with you as you write these fine words.
Thanks Gold. Got to lie down now. Too much thinking for that long word - pleni-wotsit!
Thanks STEVE for another wonderful Hymn ! Love the BIG SINGS in the Albert Hall ~ I am only just over an hour away by train ! Love HEBREWS and your poems are masterpieces ! I've now added Louis Armstrong's WONDERFUL WORLD to my poem ~ please revisit ~ BRIAN !
Thanks Brian. Songs of Praise can be 'twee' sometimes. Depends where it's from, and what style the programme is, etc.
Orchi,
A powerful write...as powerful as that very long word...glad for your abbreviated version...
“pleni-wotsit”...
Loved the song of praise!
That’s an amazing Hall!
Thank you for sharing!
~Laura~
Thanks Laura. Yes, a Hall in England's capital, London. ooh I can't say these long words. you know, anything over, erm, about 3 syllables. lol.
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