Jerusalem the Golden

Jerusalem the Golden

Text written by Bernard of Cluny (12th century), translated in 1851 by John M. Neale (1818-1866)

Sung to EWING, composed in 1853 by Alexander Ewing (1830-1895)

Exodus 3:8 So I have come down to rescue them from the hand of the Egyptians and to bring them up out of that land into a good and spacious land, a land flowing with milk and honey—the home of the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites and Jebusites. 

Revelation 21:2 I saw the Holy City, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride beautifully dressed for her husband. 

V. 1 Jerusalem the golden,

With milk and honey blest,

Beneath thy contemplation

Sink heart and voice oppressed.

I know not, O I know not

What holy joys are there;

What radiancy of glory,

What bliss beyond compare.

V. 2 They stand, those halls of Zion,

All jubilant with song,

And bright with many an angel,

And all the martyr throng.

The Prince is ever in them,

The daylight is serene;

The pastures of the blessed

Are decked in glorious sheen.

Ecclesiastes 10:19 A feast is made for laughter, wine makes life merry,

and money is the answer for everything.

Luke 1:32 He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give him the throne of his father David.

Revelation 3:5 The one who is victorious will, like them, be dressed in white. I will never blot out the name of that person from the book of life, but will acknowledge that name before my Father and his angels.

V. 3 There is the throne of David,

And there, from care released,

The shout of them that triumph,

The song of them that feast;

And they, who, with their Leader,

Have conquered in the fight,

Forever and forever

Are clad in robes of white.

V. 4 O sweet and blessed country,

The home of God's elect!

O sweet and blessed country,

That eager hearts expect!

Jesus, in mercy bring us 

To that dear land of rest;

Who art, with God the Father,

And Spirit, ever blest.

Glorious Things of Thee Are Spoken

Glorious Things of Thee Are Spoken

Text written in 1779 by John Newton (1725-1807)

Sung to AUSTRIA, composed in 1797 by F. Joseph Haydn (1732-1809)

Psalm 87:3 Glorious things are said about you, city of God. Selah

Isaiah 60:18 Violence will never again be heard of in your land; devastation and destruction will be gone from your borders. But you will name your walls salvation and your gates, praise.

Matthew 16:18 And I also say to you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build My church, and the forces of Hades will not overpower it. 

V. 1 Glorious things of thee are spoken,

Zion, city of our God;

He whose word cannot be broken

Formed thee for His own abode;

On the Rock of Ages founded,

What can shake thy sure repose?
With salvation's wall surrounded,

Thou mayst smile at all thy foes.

Revelation 22:1 Then he showed me the river of living water, sparkling like crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb....

V. 2 See the streams of living waters

Springing from eternal love,

Well supply thy sons and daughters,

And all fear and want remove;

Who can faint when such a river

Ever flows their thirst to assuage?

Grace, which, like the Lord, the Giver,

Never fails from age to age.

Exodus 13:21 The Lord went ahead of them in a pillar of cloud to lead them on their way during the day and in a pillar of fire to give them light at night, so that they could travel day or night. 

Revelation 1:5 ...and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead and the ruler of the kings of the earth.To Him who loves us and has set us free from our sins by His blood,...

Revelation 5:10 You made them a kingdom and priests to our God, and they will reign on the earth.

V. 3 Round each habitation hovering,

See the cloud and fire appear

For a glory and a covering,

Showing that the Lord is near;

Blest inhabitants of Zion, 

Washed in the Redeemer's blood;

Jesus, whom their souls rely on ,

Makes them kings and priests to God.

Psalm 105:3 Honor His holy name; 

let the hearts of those who seek Yahweh rejoice.

1 John 2:17 And the world with its lust is passing away, but the one who does God’s will remains forever.

V. 4 Savior, if of Zion's city 

I, through grace, a member am,

Let the world deride or pity,

I will glory in Thy name;

Fading is the worldling's pleasure,

All his boasted pomp and show;

Solid joys and lasting treasure

None but Zion's children know.

Welcome, Day of Sweet Repose

Welcome, Day of Sweet Repose

Text written by I. H. Evans (1862-1945)

Sung to EVANS, composed in 1939 by I. A. Steinel (1884-1945)

V. 1 Welcome, day of sweet repose!

Blessed be thy sacred hours!

We would trust the One who knows

All our weak and failing powers.

Genesis 2:2 By the seventh day God had finished the work he had been doing; so on the seventh day he rested from all his work.

V. 2 Welcome, day in Eden born!

Holy rest for sinless man!

Like the dawning of fair morn

Come thy hours to use again.

Genesis 2:3 Then God blessed the seventh day and made it holy, because on it he rested from all the work of creating that he had done.

Exodus 20:8 Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy. 

V. 3 Welcome, day blessed by our Lord!

Toil shall cease and anxious care.

Day commanded by His word,

Day for song and praise and prayer.

Luke 4:16 He went to Nazareth, where he had been brought up, and on the Sabbath day he went into the synagogue, as was his custom. He stood up to read.

V. 4 Welcome, day our Saviour kept!

Keeping, wrought our righteousness,

Day God bids us ne'er forget,

Day of days His name to bless.

We Love Thy Sabbath, Lord

We Love Thy Sabbath, Lord

Text written by Myrtle H. Dorland (1920 -    )

Sung to TRENTHAM, composed by Robert Jackson (1842-1914)

V. 1 We love Thy Sabbath, Lord,

And worship at Thy will;

Oh may these hours sweet peace afford

And deeper faith instill.

Job 38:7 ...while the morning stars sang together

and all the angels shouted for joy?

V. 2 Thine angels sang for joy

Creation's work to see;

We too, this day, would raise our hearts

In grateful praise to Thee.

Exodus 31:13 Say to the Israelites, "You must observe my Sabbaths. This will be a sign between me and you for the generations to come, so you may know that I am the Lord, who makes you holy."

V. 3 Praise for Thy wondrous love,

That sealed this sacred day,

A sign that all may understand

We own Thy sovereign sway.

V. 4 O great Creator King,

Through Thy redeeming grace,

Renew and sanctify our hearts

That we may see Thy face.

Revelation 7:9 After this I looked, and there before me was a great multitude that no one could count, from every nation, tribe, people and language, standing before the throne and before the Lamb. They were wearing white robes and were holding palm branches in their hands.

V. 5 And with the white-robed throng,

Upon Mount Sion be,

And joyful sing our Sabbath song

Through all eternity.

Wondrous Love

Wondrous Love

Text attributed to Alexander Means

Sung to WONDROUS LOVE, Southern Harmony, 1835

Galations 3:13 Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us, for it is written: “Cursed is everyone who is hung on a pole.”

V. 1 What wondrous love is this, 

O my soul, O my soul?

What wondrous love is this,

O my soul?

What wondrous love is this

That caused the Lord of bliss

To bear the dreadful curse  for my soul, for my soul;

To bear the dreadful curse for my soul?

Exodus 3:14, 15 God said to Moses, “I am who I am. This is what you are to say to the Israelites: ‘I am has sent me to you.’ ”

God also said to Moses, “Say to the Israelites, ‘The Lord, the God of your fathers—the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob—has sent me to you.’ “This is my name forever, the name you shall call me

from generation to generation."

V. 2 To God and to the Lamb

I will sing, I will sing;

To God and to the Lamb, 

I will sing;

To God and to the Lamb

Who is the great I am,

While millions join the theme,

I will sing, I will sing;

While millions join the theme, 

I will sing.

V. 3 And when from death I'm free,

I'll sing on, I'll sing on;

And when from death I'm free,

I'll sing on;

And when from death I'm free,

I'll sing and joyful be,

And through eternity 

I'll sing on, I'll sing on!

And through eternity,

I'll sing on.

Lord of the Sabbath

Lord of the Sabbath

Text is anonymous

Sung to PARK STREET, arranged c. 1810from Frederick M. A. Venua (1788-1872)

Exodus 20:11 For in six days the Lord made the heavens and the earth, the sea, and all that is in them, but he rested on the seventh day. Therefore the Lord blessed the Sabbath day and made it holy.

V. 1 Lord of the Sabbath and its light,

I hail Thy hallowed day of rest;

It is my weary soul's delight,

The solace of my careworn breast, 

The solace of my careworn breast.

V. 2 O sacred day of peace and joy,

Thy hours are ever dear to me;

Ne'er may a sinful thought destroy

The holy calm I find in thee,

The holy calm I find in thee.

V. 3 How sweetly now they glide along!

How hallowed is the calm they yield!

Transporting is their rapturous song,

And heavenly visions seem revealed,

And heavenly visions seem revealed.

Genesis 2:3 Then God blessed the seventh day and made it holy, because on it he rested from all the work of creating that he had done.

Hebrews 4:9 There remains, then, a Sabbath-rest for the people of God.

V. 4 O Jesus, let me ever hail

Thy presence with the day of rest;

Then will Thy servant never fail

To deem Thy Sabbath doubly blest,

To deem Thy Sabbath doubly blest.

Light of Light, Enlighten Me

Blessed Sabbath rest, my friends

Light of Light, Enlighten Me

Text written in 1714 by Benjamin Schmolck (1672-1737)

Sung to HINCHMAN, composed in 1869 by Uzziah C. Burnap (1834-1900)

Isaiah 58:13 If you keep your feet from breaking the Sabbath and from doing as you please on my holy day, if you call the Sabbath a delight and the Lord’s holy day honorable, and if you honor it by not going your own way and not doing as you please or speaking idle words....

V. 1 Light of light, enlighten me,

Now anew the day is dawning;

Sun of grace, the shadows flee;

Brighten Thou my Sabbath morning;

With Thy joyous sunshine blest,

Happy is my day of rest.

Isaiah 6:3 And they were calling to one another: “Holy, holy, holy is the Lord Almighty; the whole earth is full of his glory.”

V. 2 Let me with my heart today,

Holy, holy, holy, singing,

Rapt awhile from earth away,

All my soul to Thee up springing,

Have a foretaste inward given

How they worship Thee in heaven.

Exodus 20:8 Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy.

V. 3 Hence all care, all vanity!

For the day to God is holy;

Come, Thou glorious Majesty,

Deign to fill this temple lowly;

Nought today my soul shall move,

Simply resting in Thy love.

Holy Sabbath Day of Rest

Sabbath blessings, my friends

Holy Sabbath Day of Rest

Text written in 1921 by L. E. C. Joers (1900-1999)

Tune composed in 1924 by John F. Anderson (1893-1974)

Exodus 20:8, 11 Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy. 9Six days you shall labor and do all your work,...For in six days the Lord made the heavens and the earth, the sea, and all that is in them, but he rested on the seventh day. Therefore the Lord blessed the Sabbath day and made it holy.

V. 1 Holy Sabbath day of rest,

By our Master richly blest,

God-created and divine,

Set aside for holy time.

Ezekiel 20:12 Also I gave them my Sabbaths as a sign between us, so they would know that I the Lord made them holy.

Refrain: Yes, the holy Sabbath rest,

By our God divinely blest,

It to us a sign shall be

Throughout all eternity

V. 2 Seek not pleasures of this earth,

With its folly, noise, and mirth,

There are better things in store,

Over on the other shore.

Refrain

Leviticus 23:32 It is a day of sabbath rest for you, and you must deny yourselves. From the evening of the ninth day of the month until the following evening you are to observe your sabbath.

V. 3 As the Sabbath draweth on

Friday eve at set of sun,

Christian household then should meet,

Sing and pray at Jesus' feet.

Refrain

V. 4 Asking Him for saving grace, 

Also vict'ry in the race,

And to help us by His pow'r,

To keep holy every hour.

Refrain

Don't Forget the Sabbath

Sabbath blessings, my friends.

Don't Forget the Sabbath

Text written by Fanny J. Crosby (1820-1915)

Music composed by William B. Bradbury (1816-1868)

Exodus 20:9-11 "Six days you shall labor and do all your work, but the seventh day is the Sabbath of the Lord your God. In it you shall do no work: you, nor your son, nor your daughter, nor your male servant, nor your female servant, nor your cattle, nor your stranger who is within your gates. For in six days the Lord made the heavens and the earth, the sea, and all that is in them, and rested the seventh day. Therefore the Lord blessed the Sabbath day and hallowed it."

V. 1 Don't forget the Sabbath,

The Lord our God hath blest,

Of all the week the brightest,

Of all the week the best;

It brings repose from labor,

It tells of joy divine,

Its beams of light descending,

With heavenly beauty shine.

Refrain: Welcome, welcome, ever welcome,

Blessed Sabbath day.

Welcome, welcome, ever welcome, 

Blessed Sabbath day.

Exodus 20:8 “Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy."

John 14:6 Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me."

Revelation 21:6 He said to me: “It is done. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End. To the thirsty I will give water without cost from the spring of the water of life."

V. 2 Keep the Sabbath holy,

And worship Him today,

Who said to His disciples,

"I am the living way;"

And if we meekly follow 

Our Savior here below,

He'll give us of the fountain

Whose streams eternal flow.

Refrain

Isaiah 58:13 “If you keep your feet from breaking the Sabbath and from doing as you please on my holy day, if you call the Sabbath a delight and the Lord’s holy day honorable, and if you honor it by not going your own way and not doing as you please or speaking idle words,...."

Ephesians 3:17 ...so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love,....

V. 3 Day of sacred pleasure!

Its golden hours we'll spend

In thankful hymns to Jesus,

The children's dearest Friend;

O gentle loving, Savior,

How good and kind Thou art,

How precious is Thy promise

To dwell in every heart!

Refrain

Live Out Thy Life Within Me

Live Out Thy Life Within Me

Text written by Frances Ridley Havergal (1836-1879)

Sung to the hymn tune AURELIA, composed in 1864 by Samuel Wesley (1810-1876)

Matthew 5:16 In the same way, let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven.

V. 1 Live out Thy life within me,

O Jesus, King of kings!

Be Thou Thyself the answer

To all my questionings;

Live out Thy life within me,

In all things have Thy way!

I, the transparent medium

Thy glory to display.

Exodus 40:24 He placed the lampstand in the tent of meeting opposite the table on the south side of the tabernacle.

1 Corinthians 6:19 Do you not know that your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own.

V. 2 The temple has been yielded,

And purified of sin;

Let Thy Shekinah glory

Now shine forth from within,

And all the earth keep silence,

The body henceforth be

Thy silent, gentle servant,

Moved only as by Thee.

V. 3 Its members every moment

Held subject to Thy call,

Ready to have Thee use them,

Or not be used at all;

Held without restless longing,

Or strain, or stress, or fret,

Or chafings at Thy dealings,

Or thoughts of vain regret.

Matthew 21:3 "If anyone says anything to you, say that the Lord needs them, and he will send them right away.”

1 Corinthians 12:20 As it is, there are many parts, but one body.

V.  4 But restful, calm, and pliant,

From bend and bias free,

Awaiting Thy decision,

When Thou has need of me.

Live out Thy life within me,

O Jesus, King of kings!

Be Thou the glorious answer

To all my questionings.

Dear Lord, We Come at Set of Sun

Blessed Sabbath to all

Dear Lord, We Come at Set of Sun

Text written in 1984 by Mary Speidel (1915-1985)

Sung to the hymn tune STRACATHRO by Charles Hutcheson (1792-1860), as arranged by David Evans (1874-1948)

Leviticus 23:32 "It is a day of sabbath rest for you, and you must deny yourselves. From the evening of the ninth day of the month until the following evening you are to observe your sabbath.”

V. 1 Dear Lord, we come at set of sun,

And at Your feet we kneel

To worship You, Creator, King,

This day, Your sign and seal.

Exodus 20:9, 10 Six days you shall labor and do all your work, but the seventh day is the Sabbath of the Lord your God. On it you shall not do any work, neither you, nor your son or daughter, nor your male or female servant, nor your animals, nor any foreigner residing in your towns.

V. 2 Our earthly tasks we lay aside,

According to Your Word,

To enter now Your holy rest,

The Sabbath of the Lord.

Genesis 2:3 Then God blessed the seventh day and made it holy, because on it he rested from all the work of creating that he had done.

V. 3 Sweet Sabbath rest, your sacred hours

Are as a golden chain

That reaches back to Eden's gate

And points us home again.

Isaiah 66:23 "From one New Moon to another and from one Sabbath to another, all mankind will come and bow down before me,” says the Lord.

V. 4 And when this earth shall be renewed,

And sin and death destroyed,

Shall all redeemed each Sabbath day

Still meet to praise their God.

O for That Flame of Living Fire

O for That Flame of Living Fire

Text written in 1831 by William H. Bathurst (1796-1877)

Sung to the hymn tune MENDON, which is a German melody and was arranged in 1825 by Samuel Dyer (1785-1835)

Acts 2:3 They saw what seemed to be tongues of fire that separated and came to rest on each of them. 

V. 1 O for that flame of living fire

Which shone so bright in saints of old;

Which bade their souls to heaven aspire,

Calm in distress, in danger bold!

V. 2 Where is that spirit, Lord, which dwelt 

In Abram's breast, and sealed him Thine?

Which made Paul's heart with sorrow melt,

And glow with energy divine?

V. 3 That spirit which from age to age

Proclaimed Thy love, and taught Thy ways?

Brightened Isaiah's vivid page,

And breathed in David's hallowed lays?

Exodus 34:29 When Moses came down from Mount Sinai with the two tablets of the covenant law in his hands, he was not aware that his face was radiant because he had spoken with the Lord. 

Job 1:22 In all this, Job did not sin by charging God with wrongdoing.

V. 4 Is not Thy grace as mighty now

As when Elijah felt its power:

When glory beamed from Moses' brow,

Or Job endured the trying hour?

Acts 2:17 “‘In the last days, God says, I will pour out my Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your young men will see visions, your old men will dream dreams.'"

V. 5 Remember, Lord, the ancient days;

Renew Thy work, Thy grace restore;

And while to Thee our hearts we raise,

On us Thy Holy Spirit pour.

He Hideth My Soul

He Hideth My Soul

Text written by Fanny J. Crosby (1820-1915)

Hymn tune composed by William J. Kirkpatrick (1838-1921)

Exodus 33:22 When my glory passes by, I will put you in a cleft in the rock and cover you with my hand until I have passed by.

Isaiah 9:6 For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.

V. 1 A wonderful Savior is Jesus my Lord,

A wonderful Savior to me,

He hideth my soul in the cleft of the rock,

Where rivers of pleasure I see.

Isaiah 32:2 Each one will be like a shelter from the wind and a refuge from the storm, like streams of water in the desert and the shadow of a great rock in a thirsty land.

Refrain: He hideth my soul in the cleft of the rock

That shadows a dry, thirsty land;

He hideth my life in the depths of His love,

And covers me there with His hand,

And covers me there with His hand.

Deuteronomy 33:25 The bolts of your gates will be iron and bronze, and your strength will equal your days.

Psalm 16:8 I keep my eyes always on the Lord. With him at my right hand, I will not be shaken.

V. 2 A wonderful Savior is Jesus my Lord,

He taketh my burden away,

He holdeth me up, and I shall not be moved,

He giveth me strength as my day.

Refrain

Ephesians 3:19 ...and to know this love that surpasses knowledge—that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God.

V. 3 With numberless blessings each moment He crowns,

And filled with His fullness divine,

I sing in my rapture, Oh, glory to God

For such a Redeemer as mine.

Refrain

1 Thessalonians 4:17 After that, we who are still alive and are left will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And so we will be with the Lord forever.

V. 4 When clothed in His brightness, transported I rise

To meet Him in clouds of the sky,

His perfect salvation, His wonderful love,

I'll shout with the millions on high.

Refrain

Holy, Holy, Holy

Holy, Holy, Holy

Text written in 1826 by Reginald Heber (1783-1826)

Sung to the hymn tune NICAEA, composed in 1861 by John B. Dykes (1823-1876)

Revelation 4:8 Each of the four living creatures had six wings and was covered with eyes all around, even under its wings. Day and night they never stop saying: “ ‘Holy, holy, holy is the Lord God Almighty,’ who was, and is, and is to come.”

V. 1 Holy, holy, holy! Lord God Almighty!

Early in the morning our song shall rise to Thee;

Holy, holy, holy! merciful and mighty!

God in three persons, blessed Trinity!

See also Revelation 4:8 (above) for scripture references in verse 2

Revelation 4:10 ...The twenty-four elders fall down before him who sits on the throne and worship him who lives for ever and ever. They lay their crowns before the throne....

Revelation 5:11 Then I looked and heard the voice of many angels, numbering thousands upon thousands, and ten thousand times ten thousand. They encircled the throne and the living creatures and the elders. 

V. 2 Holy, holy, holy! Angels adore Thee,

Casting down their bright crowns around the glassy sea;

Thousands and ten thousands worship low before Thee,

Which wert, and art, and evermore shalt be.

Exodus 33:20 "But,” he said, “you cannot see my face, for no one may see me and live.”

Psalm 18:11, 30 He made darkness his covering, his canopy around him—

the dark rain clouds of the sky....  As for God, his way is perfect: The Lord’s word is flawless; he shields all who take refuge in him.

V. 3 Holy, holy, holy! Though darkness hide Thee,

Though the eye of man Thy great glory may not see;

Only Thou art holy; there is none beside Thee,

Perfect in power, in love and purity.

V. 4 Holy, holy, holy! Lord God Almighty!

All Thy works shall praise Thy name in earth and sky and sea;

Holy, holy, holy! Merciful and mighty!

God in three persons, blessed Trinity!

Give of Your Best to the Master

Give of Your Best to the Master

Text written by Howard B. Grose (1851-1939)

Sung to the hymn tune BARNARD, composed by Charlotte A. Barnard (1830-1869)

Matthew 22:37 He said to him, “Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind."

V. 1 Give of your best to the Master,

Give of the strength of your youth;

Throw your soul's fresh, glowing ardor

Into the battle for truth.

Jesus has set the example--

Dauntless was He, young and brave;

Give Him your loyal devotion,

Give Him the best that you have.

Numbers 18:29 You must present the entire offering due the Lord from all your gifts. The best part of the tenth is to be consecrated.

Refrain: Give of your best to the Master,

Give of the strength of your youth;

Clad in salvation's full armor,

Join in the battles for truth.

Exodus 32:29 Afterward Moses said, “Today you have been dedicated to the Lord, since each man went against his son and his brother. Therefore you have brought a blessing on yourselves today.”

Luke 7:38 [Mary] stood behind Him at His feet, weeping, and began to wash His feet with her tears. She wiped His feet with the hair of her head, kissing them and anointing them with the fragrant oil.

John 3:16 “For God loved the world in this way: He gave His One and Only Son, so that everyone who believes in Him will not perish but have eternal life."

V. 2 Give of your best to the Master,

Give Him first place in your heart;

Give Him first place in your service,

Consecrate every part.

Give, and to you shall be given--

God His beloved Son gave;

Gratefully seeking to serve Him,

Give Him the best that you have.

Refrain

Mark 10:45 "For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life — a ransom for many.”

Philippians 2:8 He humbled Himself by becoming obedient to the point of death — even to death on a cross.

V. 3 Give of your best to the Master,

Naught else is worthy His love;

He gave Himself for your ransom,

Gave up His glory above;

Laid down His life without murmur,

You from sin's ruin to save;

Give Him your heart's adoration,

Give Him the best that you have.

Refrain

From Every Stormy Wind

From Every Stormy Wind

Text written by Hugh Stowell, 1828

Sung to the hymn tune RETREAT, composed by Thomas Hastings, 1842

Exodus 25:22 I will meet with you there above the mercy seat, between the two cherubim that are over the ark of the testimony; I will speak with you from there about all that I command you regarding the Israelites.

V. 1 From every stormy wind that blows,

From every swelling tide of woes,

There is a calm, a sure retreat;

'Tis found beneath the mercy seat.

Hebrews 1:9 You have loved righteousness and hated lawlessness; this is why God, Your God, has anointed You with the oil of joy rather than Your companions.

V. 2 There is a place where Jesus sheds

The oil of gladness on our heads,

A place than all besides more sweet;

It is the blood-bought mercy seat.

Hebrews 4:16 Therefore let us approach the throne of grace with boldness, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us at the proper time.

V. 3 There is a scene where spirits blend,

Where friend holds fellowship with friend;

Though sundered far, by faith they meet

Around one common mercy seat.

V. 4 There, there, on angel's wings we soar,

And earthly cares molest no more,

And heaven comes down our souls to greet,

And glory crowns the mercy seat.

V. 5 Ah! whither should we flee for aid,

When tempted, desolate, dismayed?

Or how the hosts of sin defeat, 

Had suffering saints no mercy seat?