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1 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 heav'n He stands,
no tongue can bid me thence depart;
no tongue can bid me thence depart.
2 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 me.
3 Behold 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 with His blood;
my life is hid with Christ on high,
with Christ my Savior and my God;
with Christ my Savior and my God!
Source: Psalms and Hymns to the Living God #329
First Line: | Before the throne of God above, I have a strong, a perfect plea |
Title: | Before the Throne of God Above |
Author: | Charitie Lees Smith |
Meter: | 8.8.8.8.8.8.8.8.8 |
Language: | English |
Refrain First Line: | Within the vale with Jesus |
Copyright: | Public Domain |
Liturgical Use: | Communion Songs |
Before the throne of God above. The Advocate. Dated 1863, and given in Spurgeon's Our Own Hymn Book, 1866; Laudes Domini, N. Y., 1884.
-- John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)