Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according to His abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, to an inheritance incorruptible, and undefiled, and that fadeth not away, reserved in Heaven for you, who are kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.
1 Peter 1:3–5
Words: Isaac Watts, Hymns and Spiritual Songs, Book 1, 1707, number 26. Hope of heaven by the resurrection of Christ.
Music: Nativity Henry Lahee, 1855 (🔊 pdf nwc).
If you know where to get a good photo of Lahee (head & shoulders, at least 200×300 pixels),
Blest be the everlasting God,
The Father of our Lord;
Be His abounding mercy praised,
His majesty adored.
When from the dead He raised His Son,
And called Him to the sky,
He gave our souls a lively hope
That they should never die.
What though our inbred sins require
Our flesh to see the dust,
Yet as the Lord our Savior rose,
So all His followers must.
There’s an inheritance divine
Reserved against that day;
’Tis uncorrupted, undefiled,
And cannot waste away.
Saints by the power of God are kept
Till the salvation come;
We walk by faith as strangers here,
Till Christ shall call us home.