“All trouble done, all conflict past,
Where shall I be?
And old Apolyon bound at last,
Where shall I be?
When Christ shall reign from shore to shore,
Where shall I be?
And peace abide forevermore,
Where shall I be?”
(Charles Price Jones, 1865–1949)
23. Christ Is Mine Forevermore
“Mine are tears in times of sorrow
Darkness not yet understood
Through the valley I must travel
Where I see no earthly good
But mine is peace that flows from heaven
And the strength in times of need
I know my pain will not be wasted
Christ completes his work in me”
(Jonny Robinson and Rich Thompson, 2016)
24. We Will Feast in the House of Zion
“We will not be burned by the fire;
He is the LORD our God.
We are not consumed, by the flood;
Upheld, protected, gathered up,
We will feast in the house of Zion.
We will sing with our hearts restored.
‘He has done great things,’ we will say together;
We will feast and weep no more.”
(Sandra McCracken and Joshua Moore, 2015)
25. The Sands of Time Are Sinking
“The sands of time are sinking,
The dawn of heaven breaks,
The summer morn I’ve sighed for,
The fair sweet morn awakes;
Dark, dark hath been the midnight,
But day-spring is at hand,
And glory, glory dwelleth
In Emmanuel’s land.”
(Anne Ross Cousin, 1857, based on the letters of Samuel Rutherford)
Bonus: Christ Our Hope in Life and Death
“What truth can calm the troubled soul?
God is good, God is good.
Where is his grace and goodness known?
In our great Redeemer’s blood.
Who holds our faith when fears arise?
Who stands above the stormy trial?
Who sends the waves that bring us nigh
Unto the shore, the rock of Christ?”
(Keith Getty, Matt Boswell, Jordan Kauflin, Matt Merker, Matt Papa, 2020)
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