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Chosen by God in ages past,
Our God will never let us go;
Salvation is assured fore'er;
’Tis such security we know.
Our God will never let us go;
Salvation is assured fore'er;
’Tis such security we know.
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"I give to them eternal life,
They shall not perish," is His word;
"No one shall snatch them from Our hands,"
This is the promise of the Lord.
They shall not perish," is His word;
"No one shall snatch them from Our hands,"
This is the promise of the Lord.
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Yet there's a word for God's own sons,
Which is a warning from the Lord:
For those not ready when He comes,
"Worse punishment" and not "reward."
Which is a warning from the Lord:
For those not ready when He comes,
"Worse punishment" and not "reward."
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Reward is not eternal life,
It's based on how we run the race;
It all depends on what we build,
It's not a matter, here, of grace.
It's based on how we run the race;
It all depends on what we build,
It's not a matter, here, of grace.
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’Tis for God's kingdom we press on,
Like Moses, we are for the Lord;
We suffer with God's people here
And look away to the reward.
Like Moses, we are for the Lord;
We suffer with God's people here
And look away to the reward.
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Richer by far, reproach of Christ,
Than Egypt's treasures, which are sin;
By faith we leave Egyptian land,
Avoiding next age discipline.
Than Egypt's treasures, which are sin;
By faith we leave Egyptian land,
Avoiding next age discipline.
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Our soul gained for the kingdom's age—
For this we lose our soul life here;
If we lay down our soul life now,
We'll save it for Christ's kingdom there.
For this we lose our soul life here;
If we lay down our soul life now,
We'll save it for Christ's kingdom there.
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We all must learn to pay the price,
Christ must be worked into our soul;
’Tis thus our soul is gained by Him,
This is our aim and this our goal.
Christ must be worked into our soul;
’Tis thus our soul is gained by Him,
This is our aim and this our goal.