Hope of heaven by the resurrection of Christ,

Source

Source: Project Gutenberg #13341 Source URL: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/13341 Public domain basis: Isaac Watts, Hymns and Spiritual Songs (1707; 1818 Corrall printing in PG #13341). Author d. 1748. US public domain. Coverage: Complete individual poem extracted from parent edition watts-hymns-and-spiritual-songs at bytes 26921-27601; checksum ca1c5080258cce731d8ee61e5a4bbf541137c5c432018555614cb19c5372beb1.

# Hope of heaven by the resurrection of Christ,

Hope of heaven by the resurrection of Christ

Hymn 1:26. Hope of heaven by the resurrection of Christ, 1 Peter 1. 3-5.

1 Bless'd be the everlasting God, The Father of our Lord, Be his abounding mercy prais'd, His majesty ador'd.

2 When from the dead he rais'd his Son, And call'd him to the sky, He gave our souls a lively hope That they should never die.

3 What tho' our inbred sins require Our flesh to see the dust! Yet as the Lord our Saviour rose, So all his followers must.

4 There's an inheritance divine Reserv'd against that day, 'Tis uncorrupted, undefil'd, And cannot waste away.

5 Saints by the power of God are kept Till the salvation come; We walk by faith as strangers here Till Christ shall call us home.