How Gladly I My Place Have Taken

How glad­ly I my place have tak­en

Among the flock of God’s elect!

With them I have the world for­sak­en

And Je­sus’ com­ing now ex­pect.

Redeemed by His un­bound­ed love

My home will be with Christ ab­ove.

How sweet the words

how re­as­sur­ing

That I to God am re­con­ciled!

His par­don for my sins se­cur­ing

My soul no longer is de­filed.

The peace of God I now pos­sess

Which ev­ery ev­il can re­dress.

I bid the wick­ed world de­fi­ance

Tho’ fierce­ly it God’s Word at­tack;

In Him I place my firm re­li­ance

Who nev­er takes His pro­mise back;

Tho’ earth and Heav­en pass away

His Word shall ev­er­more hold sway.

How glad­ly I His pro­mise pon­der!

Tho’ sin­ful

yet in grace I stand;

A her­it­age awaits me yon­der

And Heav­en is my fa­ther­land.

My Lord

as vic­tor in the strife

Awards to me the crown of life.

How good to hear my Sav­ior call­ing

To see Him ev­en face to face!

What bliss be­fore Him pros­trate fall­ing

To find with Him a rest­ing place;

And with the saints in sweet ac­cord

To sing the praise of Christ

my Lord!