Hope of Heaven by the Resurrection of Christ
Isaac Watts • English
Primary Scripture: Psalm 13
Verse 1
Blest be the everlasting God the Father of our Lord! Be his abounding mercy praised, his majesty adored!
Verse 2
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.
Verse 3
To an inheritance divine he taught our hearts to rise; 'tis uncorrupted, undefiled, unfading in the skies.
Verse 4
Saints by the power of God are kept, till the salvation come: we walk by faith as strangers here, but Christ shall call us home.
Scripture References
Reference 1
- psalms 13
Reference 2
- john 11:26
Reference 3
- romans 5:12
Reference 4
- romans 6:23
Reference 5
- romans 8:24-25
Reference 6
- 2-corinthians 1:3
Reference 7
- 2-corinthians 5:1
Reference 8
- 2-corinthians 5:7
Reference 9
- hebrews 11:12-16
Reference 10
- james 1:15