by John Calvin | March 8th, 2009
This awesome hymn really encouraged me in church this morning. The second verse is particularly powerful:
Before the throne of God above
I have a strong and perfect plea:
A great High Priest, whose name is Love,
Who ever lives and pleads for me.
My name is graven on His hands,
My name is written on His heart;
I know that while in heaven He stands
No tongue can bid me thence depart
No tongue can bid me thence depart.When Satan tempts me to despair,
And tells me of the guilt within,
Upward I look, and see him there
Who made an end of all my sin.
Because the sinless Savior died,
My sinful soul is counted free;
For God, the Just, is satisfied
To look on Him and pardon me
To look on Him and pardon meBehold him there, the risen Lamb
My perfect, spotless righteousness,
The great unchangeable I Am,
The King of Glory and of Grace!
One with Himself, I cannot die
My soul is purchased by His blood
My life is hid with Christ on high,
With Christ, my Savior and my God
With Christ, my Savior and my God–Charitie L. Bancroft
When we are tempted to doubt our salvation or to despair because of the sin remaining in our lives, we need only to look to Jesus, to remember what he has done. We should no longer let Satan tell us that we still owe him service. The price has been paid and we are free. “Upward I look and see Him there, who made an end to all my sin. Because the sinless Savior died, my sinful soul is counted free… It was a joyous thought on this Sunday morning, to remember that we are no longer slaves but free, because God is willing and satisfied to look on his sinless Son and pardon us! Let us never lose sight of that incredible, overwhelming truth.