Blessd be the everlasting God The Father of our Lord! Be his abounding mercy praised, His majesty adored! When from the dead he raised his Son, And called him to the sky, He gave our souls a lively hope That they should never die. To an inheritance divine He taught our hearts to rise; Tis uncorrupted, undefiled, Unfading in the skies. Saints by the powr of God are kept, Till the salvation come: We walk by faith as strangers here, But Christ shall call us home. Words: Isaac Watts (1707) as printed in Scottish Paraphrases (1781) Music: Bishopthorpe Jeremiah Clarke (1700) A Living Hope and a Sure Salvation: 3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His great mercy has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, 4 to obtain an inheritance which is imperishable and undefiled and will not fade away, reserved in heaven for you, 5 who are protected by the power of God through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time. 6 In this you greatly rejoice, even though now for a little while, if necessary, you have been distressed by various trials, 7 so that the proof of your faith, being more precious than gold which is perishable, even though tested by fire, may be found to result in praise and glory and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ; 8 and though you have not seen Him, you love Him, and though you do not see Him now, but believe in Him, you greatly rejoice with joy inexpressible and full of glory, 9 obtaining as the outcome of your faith the salvation of your souls. 1 Peter 1:3-9 (NASB)
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