Spiritual Melody Containing near Three Hundred Sacred Hymns. By Benjamin Keach |
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HYMN 103.
[Hope is a precious Grace, O Lord]
1 Thess. 5. 8. And for an Helmet the Hope of Salvation.
Hope
is a precious Grace, O Lord,
And fixed it must be
Upon thy self most patiently,
No other Hope have we.
And fixed it must be
Upon thy self most patiently,
No other Hope have we.
'Tis not on Gold, nor length of days,
Nor on things here below;
But 'tis on Jesus Christ alone,
From whence all Help doth flow:
Nor on things here below;
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From whence all Help doth flow:
And like a Helmet 'tis we find
That doth preserve the Head;
Hope stays on thee, always our mind,
When we are hard bested;
That doth preserve the Head;
Hope stays on thee, always our mind,
When we are hard bested;
And as a Helmet fearless makes
A Souldier in the Field;
So hope of glory makes us all
Resolve we ne're will yield
A Souldier in the Field;
So hope of glory makes us all
Resolve we ne're will yield
To Satan, nor to other Foes,
When we with them do meet;
Nor need we fear their cruel blows,
If we have this Helmet,
When we with them do meet;
Nor need we fear their cruel blows,
If we have this Helmet,
Since we compleatly armed are,
Even from head to foot,
Our head-piece makes us to appear
Both fierce and very stout.
Even from head to foot,
Our head-piece makes us to appear
Both fierce and very stout.
This Helmet will us never fail
If that we have it on;
The Soul it is, it doth preserve
Till all our dangers gone.
If that we have it on;
The Soul it is, it doth preserve
Till all our dangers gone.
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