Final Preservation

739 Preserved in Jesus

1 REJOICE, believer, in the Lord, Who makes your cause His own; The hope that's built upon His word Can ne'er be overthrown.

2 Though many foes beset your road, And feeble is your arm, Your life is hid with Christ in God, Beyond the reach of harm.

3 Weak as you are, you shall not faint; Or fainting, shall not die;

Jesus, the strength of every saint, Will aid you from on high.

4 Though sometimes unperceived by sense, Faith sees Him always near, A guide, a glory, a defence;

Then what have you to fear?

5 As surely as He overcame, And triumph'd once for you; So surely you that love His name Shall triumph in Him too.

John Newton, 1779.

740 "My Words shall not pass away."

1 THE moon and stars shall lose their light: The sun shall sink in endless night;

Both heaven and earth shall pass away; The works of nature all decay.

2 But they that in the Lord confide, And shelter in His wounded side, Shall see the danger overpast, Stand every storm, and live at last.

3 What Christ has said must be fulfill'd, On this firm rock believers build: His word shall stand, His truth prevail, And not one jot or tittle fail.

Joseph Hart, 1759.

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He will keep us

1 SAVIOUR! through the desert lead us;

Without Thee we cannot go:

Thou from cruel chains hast freed us Thou hast laid the tyrant low:

Let Thy presence Cheer us all our journey through.

2 With a price Thy love has bought us;

Saviour! what a love is Thine!

Hitherto Thy power has brought us;

Power and love in Thee combine!

Lord of Glory!

Ever on Thy household shine.

3 Through a desert waste and cheerless Though our destined journey lie, Rendered by Thy presence fearless, We may every foe defy:

Nought shall move us, While we see our Saviour nigh.

4 When we halt (no track discovering), Fearful lest we go astray, O'er our path Thy pillar hovering, Fire by night and cloud by day, Shall direct us:

Thus we shall not miss our way,

5 When we hunger Thou wilt feed us, Manna shall our camp surround;

Faint and thirsty, Thou wilt heed us, Streams shall from the rock abound:

Happy Israel!

What a Saviour Thou hast found!

Thomas Kelly, 1804.

742 Saints in the Hands of Christ.

1 FIRM as the earth Thy gospel stands, My Lord, my hope, my trust;

If I am found in Jesus hands, My soul can ne'er be lost.

2 His honour is engaged to save The meanest of His sheep;

All that His heavenly Father gave His hands securely keep.

3 Nor death nor hell shall e'er remove His favourites from His breast; In the dear bosom of His love They must for ever rest.

Isaac Watts, 1709

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Final Perseverance 1 WHERE God begins His gracious work, That work He will complete, For round the objects of His love, All power and mercy meet.

2 Man may repent him of his work, And fail in his intent;

God is above the power of change, He never can repent.

3 Each object of His love is sure To reach the heavenly goal; For neither sin nor Satan can Destroy the blood-wash'd soul.

4 Satan may vex, and unbelief The saved one may annoy, But he must conquer; yes, as sure As Jesus reigns in joy.

5 The precious blood of God's dear Son Shall ne'er be spilt in vain; The soul on Christ believing, must With Christ for ever reign.

Albert Midlane, 1862