Scripture Verse

Nothing impure will ever enter it, nor will anyone who does what is shameful or deceitful, but only those whose names are written in the Lamb’s book of life. Revelation 21:27

Introduction

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Charles W. Naylor
1874–1950

Words: Charles W. Nay­lor, 1899.

Music: Bar­ney E. War­ren, 1902 (🔊 pdf nwc).

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Barney E. Warren (1867–1951)

Lyrics

Heaven is a holy place
Filled with glo­ry and with grace;
Sin can ne­ver enter there:
All within its gates are pure,
From defilement kept secure;
Sin can ne­ver enter there.

Refrain

Sin can ne­ver enter there,
Sin can ne­ver enter there;
So if at the judg­ment bar,
Sinful spots your soul shall mar,
You can ne­ver enter there.

If you hope to dwell at last,
When your life on earth is past,
In that home so bright and fair,
You must here be cleansed from sin,
Have the life of Christ within.
Sin can ne­ver enter there.

Refrain

You may live in sin below,
Heaven’s grace refuse to know,
But you cannot enter there;
It will stop you at the door,
Bar you out for­ev­er­more.
Sin can ne­ver enter there.

Refrain

If you cling to sin till death,
When you draw your latest breath,
You will sink in dark despair,
To the regions of the lost,
’Thus to prove at awful cost,
Sin can ne­ver enter there.

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