Dear Lord, Thou art the Son of God

Dear Lord

Thou art the Son of God

His absolute expression;

In Thee God speaks to us today

Thou art His definition.

The impress of God’s substance true

Effulgence of His glory

Thou even art our God Himself

In Thee is His full story.

By Thee was made the universe

Subsisting by Thy merit;

The heir

God hath appointed Thee

That all Thou may inherit.

Since Thou hast purged our sins by death

In heaven Thou art seated

Till all Thy foes will be subdued

And all God’s will completed.

A better name than angels have

From God Thou didst inherit;

As Son of God to us as life

Thou now art in the Spirit.

Thy kingdom is of righteousness

Thy throne will stand forever;

God hath in love anointed Thee

And Thou shalt wax old never.

Thou also art a man indeed

With all our human nature;

By grace Thou tastedst death for us

That we may have Thy stature.

With glory and with honor crowned

All things to Thee are subject;

As Captain of salvation

full

Thou art thru sufferings perfect.

By death the devil Thou hast spoiled

And from death’s bondage freed us;

Thou sanctifiest us in life

And dost to glory speed us.

To us

Thy brethren

Thou art here

The Father’s Name declaring;

Within the Church Thou singest hymns

God’s praises with us sharing.

Superior Thou to Moses

Lord

As to the house the builder;

Thou

our Apostle sent from God

Art worthy of more splendor.

Thou art our real Joshua

By Thee the rest we enter;

Our full salvation is of Thee

Our faith on Thee doth center.

Thou art the heav’nly rest to us

Now dwelling in our spirit

For us to enter as the land

And all Thy good inherit.

Superior Thou to Aaron too—

Thyself

the offering given

Thou enteredst

as our Great High Priest

The holiest place in heaven.

Thou art our true Melchisedec

With endless life in power

To minister the “bread and wine

”

In every needful hour.

Thou art the better sacrifice

Thru the eternal Spirit

Once offered unto God for us

That we may gain Thy merit.

A better covenant was made

With Thy dear blood in heaven;

By Thee this sure new testament

To Thy redeemed was given.

Thou art its Maker adequate

For Thou dost have the merit;

Thou art its Giver competent

That we may all inherit;

Its qualified Executor

By life of resurrection;

Its potent Mediator too

Fulfilling God’s election.

Lord

Thou art now within the veil

As our unique Forerunner

That by Thy life

without the camp

We’ll in the race be runners.

Thou art the Finisher of faith

As well its Author perfect;

By faith and love we follow Thee

And e’er to Thee are subject.

Unequaled is Thy worth

dear Lord

And all Thou art we treasure;

Thou art so perfect and complete

Beyond all human measure.