PAST, FUTURE AND PRESENT

My past was dealt with in the work

Of Jesus on the cross;

Now no sins mar, and no doubts lurk

While gain replaces loss.

My future is to be with Him

Among the saints in light;

No earthly saints or cherubim

Have hopes that are so bright.

While for the present I have Christ

As Model for my way,

And grace lest I should be enticed

To dally or to stray.

Christ is my help if it should be

I feel I cannot cope;

It is His face I long to see:

He is my present Hope.

And I have Christ my Lord on high

As Advocate and Priest,

And source of grace on whose supply

I bountifully feast.

I have a place in Christ before

The Father as a son;

The Spirit brings stupendous store

Straight from the heavenly One.