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.

Refrain