139 ~ Since to the Holiest

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Since to the Holiest none may enter in Save those whom Jesus' blood has cleansed from sin — The blood is life, and must for sin atone; Christ is my life, my life in Christ alone.

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So when life's sun is sinking in the west, I know that with the coming dawn comes rest; And when the shadows show the close of day, He who has conquered death shall light my way.

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And as I've learned on earth the rest He gives, And here to live with Him who ever lives, I know where He is, at my God's right hand, Must be my country and my Fatherland.

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Thus may I prove in Christ my risen Lord All that He's promised in His written word — My life, my way, my home, my rest above, When sleep of death shall wake to endless love.