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55. THE HIGH PRIEST

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​Author:  Philipp Friedrich Hiller (1699-1769)
​Composer:  Nicolaus Decius, 1539 (1485-1546)​

​1. Lord Jesus, praise to Thee ascend,
    Thou strong help and foundation!
    Thy priesthood great will never end,
    Nor cease Thy blest salvation.
    Lord, Thou art He who answers pray’r,
    Relieves our fears and ev’ry care,
    If we in faith draw near Thee.
 
2. Through Thy ascension to the skies
    We see the heavens opened;
    The way to God, the great and wise,
    Thou hast revealed and spoken.
    True faith the confidence supplies
    That Thou for us in Paradise
    A mansion hast prepared us.
 
3. Thy wounds enabled Thee to pass
    Into Thy sanctuary;
    Thou hast attained a life of bliss
    That shall not change nor vary.
    Through Thy own might Thou dost possess
    And bring to us the righteousness
    That shall endure forever.
 
4. Since Christ, our Head, in heav’n doth reign,
    Then shall each of His members
    By faithfulness admission gain;
    Each one He will remember.
    They shall with Him united be
    And in eternal glory see
    Their glorified Redeemer.
 
5. Draw us to Thee, O Lord, we plead!
    May we a heavenly nature
    In word, in thought, in ev’ry deed
    Adopt as newborn creatures.
    Draw heavenward each longing heart,
    And in Thy kingdom be our part,
    Repose and conversation.
 
6. What is above, in future we
    Shall seek it unabating;
    All vanity, Lord, teach us flee,
    All sin and evil hating!
    Away, O world, all thy pretense
    Is truly wretched, an offense
    To all those heaven-minded.
 
7. O treasure, bright with heav’nly ray,
    My heart holds Thy impression!
    O pearl, whose price no world can pay;
    Thou shalt be my possession!
    O gratifying heritage,
    O haven of my pilgrimage,
    Be mine through Jesus’ favor!

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Thanks be to those souls who labored to write and compose this treasure of praise, many now only known to GOD!

Above all, thanks, praise, and glory be to GOD!
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  • Home
    • Stories of Faith >
      • The Prodigal Son and the Zion’s Harp
      • Steep and Thorny is the Way
      • With Your Zion’s Harps Now Chiming, Praise the Lord!
      • Faithful Unto Death Remain
      • A Loving Devotion to Producing Zion’s Harps, One Copy Per Year
      • Hungarians Begin to Visit Brethren in Communist Ukraine
      • Zion’s Harp Melody Bridges Language Gap
      • Brethren Be Ye Not Affrighted
      • A Letter from Prison
    • Authors
    • Composers
  • Translations
    • Neue Zionsharfe- German
    • Új Sion Hárfa- Hungarian
    • Xapɸa Cиoha- Serbian
    • Noua Harfă A Sionului- Romainian
    • Svete Pisme Novog Siona- Sokac
    • Cithare Davida illi pisme Novog Siona- Bunjevac
    • Harfa Siona- Slovak
    • ПЕСНІ І ХВАЛУ У ХРІСТІ- Ukrainian
    • Zion's Harp
    • Apostolic Christian Hymnal >
      • ACH Texts
      • ACH Sheet Music
    • Arpa De Sion- Spanish
    • Nova Harpa de Sião- Portuguese
    • Sions Harfa- Swedish
    • シオンの竪琴 - Japanese
    • Harfa Siona- Croatian
    • Zion's Hymns
  • Contact
  • Shop
  • Acknowledgements