I KNOW THAT MY REDEEMER LIVES (2)
"I know that my Redeemer lives." Job 19:25
Words: Charles Wesley, Hymns and Sacred Poems, 1741; original title:
"Rejoicing in Hope."
Music: "Bradford," arranged from George Frederick Handel, 1741.
I know that my Redeemer lives,
And ever prays for me;
A token of His love He gives,
A pledge of liberty.
I find him lifting up my head,
He brings salvation near,
His presence makes me free indeed,
And He will soon appear.
He wills that I should holy be,
What can withstand His will?
The counsel of His grace in me
He surely shall fulfil.
Jesus, I hang upon Thy Word;
I steadfastly believe
Thou wilt return and claim me, Lord
And to Thyself receive,
Joyful in hope, my spirit soars
To meet Thee from above,
Thy goodness thankfully adores;
And sure I taste Thy love.
Thy love I soon expect to find,
In all its depth and height;
To comprehend the eternal mind,
And grasp the Infinite.
When God is Mine and I am His,
Of paradise possessed,
I taste unutterable bliss,
And everlasting rest.
The bliss of those that fully dwell,
Fully in Thee believe,
`Tis more than angel tongues can tell,
Or angel minds conceive.
Thou only know'st, Who didst obtain,
And die to make it known;
The great salvation now explain,
And perfect us in one!