Hope of heaven by the resurrection of Christ. <br /> <br />1 Pet. 1:3-5. <br /> <br />Blest be the everlasting God, <br />The Father of our Lord; <br />Be his abounding mercy praised, <br />His majesty adored. <br /> <br />When from the dead he raised his Son, <br />And called him to the sky, <br />He gave our souls a lively hope <br />That they should never die. <br /> <br />What though our inbred sins require <br />Our flesh to see the dust, <br />Yet as the Lord our Savior rose, <br />So all his followers must. <br /> <br />There's an inheritance divine <br />Reserved against that day; <br />'Tis uncorrupted, undefiled, <br />And cannot waste away. <br /> <br />Saints by the power of God are kept <br />Till the salvation come; <br />We walk by faith as strangers here, <br />Till Christ shall call us home.<br /><br />Isaac Watts<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/hymn-26/
