Blessed assurance

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Blessed assurance, Jesus is mine;
Oh, what a foretaste of glory divine!
Heir of salvation, purchase of God,
Born of His Spirit, washed in His blood.
 
This is my story, this is my song,
Praising my Savior all the day long.
This is my story, this is my song,
  Praising my Savior all the day long.
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Perfect submission, perfect delight,
Visions of rapture now burst on my sight;
Angels descending, bring from above
Echoes of mercy, whispers of love.
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Perfect submission, all is at rest,
I in my Savior am happy and blest;
Watching and waiting, looking above,
Filled with His goodness, lost in His love.
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Dec 4 2013
Gordon Johnson

Glendale, Arizona, United States

Beautifully done and totally inspiring - Thank you and God Bless.

Nov 27 2013
Felix Taiwo

Manchester, United Kingdom

Oh what a day, this song came to me this morning when I was studying the Bible on Isaiah 50:10. This make me want to sing this song but could not remember it, checked on-line. It blesses my soul. Oh what a joy to know Jesus Christ knows, Loves and Cares for me!!! I am blessed. Thank you.

Nov 15 2013
Kennedy Addeh

Lekki, Lagos, Nigeria

This is so inspiring. I played this in the office and everybody was lifted.

Nov 11 2013
Natanael Macedo

Brazil

Here in Brazil this hymn is sung in the Church Christian Congregation of Brazil (Congregação Cristã no Brasil - CCB). This hymn is so pretty.

Oct 29 2013
Adat E

Portharcourt, River State, Nigeria

Meditating on this song before going to bed and very early morning set you right with God.

Oct 20 2013
Chuck Couch

Highland Village, Texas, United States

I love the flow of Truth between the last words of the first stanza and the first words of the chorus: "washed in His blood! This is my story"

Revelation 12:11-

"And they have conquered the great dragon

by the blood of the Lamb and

by the word of their testimony,

for they loved not their lives even unto death."

He is writing my story as a weapon of war-worship. Am I taking notes? Am I practicing it to be as effective in battle as the blood of my great Captain? From its lines and notes comes the blessed assurance that gives courage for the death of self to be made like Him.

Aug 15 2013
Ntombi

South Africa

Blessed assurance, blessed hope for those who wait upon the Lord, for they shall see Him when He cometh. I want to be one of them.

Aug 11 2013
Redirection4hope

Jesus' love exceeds our expectations. There is none greater. He is excellent and divine.

His words are like sweet wine. His truth endures forever. His ways provide a path

to peace and joy.

Aug 6 2013
Angela Nicole

Portland, Oregon, United States

Praise the Lord! I woke up with many earthly things on my mind (to do list for the day) but then my heart spoke to Him and He reminded me of this song. When I was a lily girl I would sing it as a solo wishing the song to come real in my heart. Today these words are very dear to me. Thank you for taking the time.

Jul 26 2013
Elizabeth Bankole

London, United Kingdom

I woke up this morning with the Song in my spirit and I went singing it, but I could not remember every word. Hence, when I got to my office I went on my computer and goggle the song. I was able to do my quiet time this morning just praying for life of Christ (Gal 2:20). The song bought my shed the love of Christ afresh, anew again since I woke this morning. It's amazing that I can not explain.

The well-known chorus of a gospel song says, "This is my story, this is my song, praising my Savior all the day long." If we speak the fact that we are in the spirit, our story and song will be that we are in spirit. All day long we may praise the Savior that, because the Spirit of God dwells in us, we are now in the spirit. This will be a very effective inoculation against all the "bugs" sent by the enemy to trouble us in the Christian life.

Formerly we were busy planning. Now we are serenely trusting. Formerly there were constant sorrow and frustration. Now we are like a weaned child, who rests in his mother's bosom. Formerly we were filled with our own thoughts and had many cravings and ambitions. Now we consider God's will as the best and rest in Him. Indeed, "Perfect submission, perfect delight," and "Perfect submission, all is at rest" [Hymns, #308]. Ephesians 6:6 says more or less the same thing: "As slaves of Christ, doing the will of God from the soul." No longer do we do God's will by the soul, which is self-assurance. Now we are doing God's will from the soul, which means carrying out His will practically and wholeheartedly. The soul-life which once rebelled against God's will is now brought into full submission to His will through the work of the cross and is willing to do His will wholeheartedly. Formerly everything was outward; we either walked according to our self-will, or we tried to do God's will according to our self-will. But now, in everything, we have become one mind with God.

We also need to live a rejoicing life, a happy life. We all have to be "hallelujah people," who rejoice in the Lord always (Phil. 4:4). Sometimes the most restful thing is to sing a hymn. Singing a hymn fills us with joy and helps us to enjoy Christ as our rest. The chorus of Hymns, #308 says: "This is my story, this is my song,/Praising my Savior all the day long." A rejoicing life is a life of enjoying God in Christ as everything; this enjoyment makes us happy and causes us to exult all the day. The Christian life should be a rejoicing life.

Now we need to consider the way to have a group meeting. Ephesians 5:18 tells us to be filled in spirit. We believers who love the Lord Jesus, who are seeking His purpose, and who are burdened for His recovery should be persons filled in our spirit all day long. We should be filled with the Triune God, who is today the all-inclusive Spirit to us. When we are filled within, surely we will utter something out from our spirit. Ephesians 5 tells us to be filled, speaking and singing. Our speaking and singing are not in common language. We may speak or sing a psalm, which is a long piece of poetry. It may be like Psalm 119, which has one hundred seventy-six verses. There are twenty-two sections with eight verses in each section. Twenty-two is the number of letters in the Hebrew alphabet. Each section of Psalm 119 is according to a letter of the Hebrew alphabet. We may speak or sing a hymn, which is somewhat shorter than a psalm, or we may speak or sing a spiritual song, which is shorter still.We need to speak and sing these psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs long before coming to the meeting. Even in our home, it is very good to be speaking and singing. The husband may say, "This is my story, this is my song, praising my Savior...." Then the wife may respond with, "All the day long" (see Hymns, #308). Or she may say, "I have passed the riven veil. Here the glories never fail." Then the husband responds with, "Hallelujah! Hallelujah! I am living in the presence of the King" (see Hymns, #551). If we are filled in spirit, we will have something to utter. The small group meeting may begin at 7:30 p.m., but if a couple begins to sing at dinnertime, around 6:00 p.m., the small group meeting will have already begun. Such a meeting can continue as they drive together to the meeting with the other saints.

As we read the Word of God, we should not only pray, but also sing to the Lord. This is to read the Word by psalming. (In ancient times the Psalms were sung and not merely read or spoken.) Praying requires more exercise of the spirit than speaking, and singing requires even more exercise than praying. By singing we can truly get into our spirit. We need more singing both in the meetings and in our daily life.The chorus of the well-known hymn 'Blessed Assurance' says:This is my story, this is my song,Praising my Savior all the day long.This is my story, this is my song,Praising my Savior all the day long.Many Christians have sung this hymn, but not many praise their Savior all the day long. What do you think would happen if we praised the Lord all day long? No doubt, we would be utterly immersed in the Lord.

We all need to say happily, triumphantly, and rejoicingly—"Jesus is mine!" We all know the familiar hymn that says, "Blessed assurance, Jesus is mine; Oh, what a foretaste of glory divine!" The chorus of this hymn says, "This is my story, this is my song, Praising my Savior all the day long" (Hymns, #308). We are not praising the Lord all the day long for a good house, for an expensive car, or for a heavenly mansion with golden streets and pearly gates. We are praising the Lord all the day long for the fact that Jesus is ours. We are those who call on the name of our Lord Jesus Christ in every place, who is both theirs and ours. To fully understand 1 Corinthians 1:2, you need John 1:1, 14, and 17, John 3:16 and 34, and John 15:26. Also, 1 Corinthians 1:9 tells us that we have been called into the fellowship of His Son, Jesus Christ our Lord. The Greek word for fellowship means joint participation, common participation. God has called us into the participation in His Son. We could even say that God has called us into the enjoyment of His Son.

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Assurance and Joy of Salvation
Born of the Spirit
Fanny Jane Crosby (1820-1915)
Phoebe Palmer Knapp (1839-1908)
Db Major
9/8
9.10.9.9. with chorus.
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