My heart today would sing with joyfulness

My heart today would sing with joyfulness:

My Lord

Thou hast become my life and peace.

Dear Jesus

Lord

my future is with Thee

The Father God I now know is for me.

Because of Thee! Because of Thee!

Because of Golgotha! Because of Thee!

Once was a day

because I feared to die

I clothed myself in works

virtue to buy

Tried to avoid God’s laws encompassing

But now I know He is my righteous King.

Though days may come when nations cry with pain

Thy raptured church shall Thy true blessings gain.

By Thine own blood sprinkled inside the veil

She conquers all the violence of hell.

The Lamb of God indeed my sorrows bore

The Lamb of God has saved me evermore;

The cup of righteousness He drank for me

The taste of death is gone eternally.

In pastures green Thou caused me to recline

Thou leadest me

the God of peace is mine;

Because of grace I lie upon Thy breast

I taste of love the highest and the best.

Each hour sweetly keeps me by Thy life

Though evil spirits threat with daring strife.

Unto my Father I may look always

Learning to trust midst darkness as in days.

Lord

teach me to refuse the worldly fames

To waver not through water deep or flames

Willing to suffer shame and loss with Thee;

For Thy name’s sake a martyr I may be.

When I am raptured

brought before Thy face

The Crucified shall be my song of grace;

From glory Thou didst come

didst suff’rings know:

On Calvary poured out redemption’s flow.

Because of me! Because of me!

Because of sinful men! Because of me!