Heaven and earth shall pass away, but My words shall not pass away.
Matthew 24:35
Words: Joseph Hart, Hymns Composed on Various Subjects 1759, number 48.
Music: Llef Griffith H. Jones, in Gamau Mawl, by David Jenkins, 1890 (🔊 pdf nwc).
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If you know where to get a good picture of Hart (head & shoulders, at least 200×300 pixels), or a better one of Jones,
The moon and stars shall lose their light.
The sun shall sink in endless night;
Both Heav’n and earth shall pass away;
The works of nature all decay:
But they that in the Lord confide,
And shelter in His wounded side:
Shall see the danger overpast—
Stand every storm, and live at last.
What Christ has said must be fulfilled—
On this firm rock believers build;
His word shall stand, His truth prevail,
And not one jot or tittle fail.
His word is this (poor sinners, hear)
Believe on Me, and banish fear;
Cease from your own works, bad or good,
And wash your garments in My blood.