Our Great High Priest Is Sitting

Our great High Priest is sit­ting

At God’s right hand ab­ove

For us His hands up­lift­ing

In sym­pa­thy and love:

Whilst here be­low

in weak­ness

We on­ward speed our way;

In sor­row oft and sick­ness

We sigh

and groan

and pray.

Through ma­ni­fold temp­ta­tion

My soul holds on its course;

Christ’s migh­ty in­ter­ces­sion

Alone is my re­source;

My gra­cious High Priest’s plead­ings

Who on the cross did bleed

Bring down God’s grace and bless­ings

Help in each hour of need.

O Jesus

bless­èd Sav­ior

We hope to see Thee soon

Who once on earth did suf­fer

Who soon for us wilt come;

’Twas God’s most gra­cious fa­vor

That gave His Son to die—

To live our in­ter­ces­sor

To plead for us on high.