Author: Michael Bruce, 1746-67 Hymnal: Together in Song #377 (1999) Meter: 8.8.8.8 Lyrics: 1 Where high the heavenly temple stands,
the house of God not made with hands,
a great High Priest our nature wears,
the Saviour of the world appears.
2 He who for us our surety stood,
and poured on earth his precious blood,
pursues in heaven his plan of grace,
the Saviour of the human race.
3 Though now ascended up on high,
he bends on earth a brother's eye;
partaker of the human name,
he knows the frailty of our frame.
4 Our fellow-sufferer yet retains
a fellow-feeling of our pains,
and still remembers in the skies
his tears, his agonies and cries.
5 In every pain that rends the heart
the Man of Sorrows has a part;
he sympathizes with our grief,
and to the sufferer sends relief.
6 With boldness, therefore, at God's throne
let us make all our sorrows known,
and ask the aid of heavenly power
to help us in the evil hour. Topics: Ascension; Assurance; Confession of Faith; Consolation; Faithfulness of God; Funerals; God's Love to Us; Heaven; Jesus Christ Humanity; Jesus Christ Priesthood and Intercession; Jesus Christ Resurrection; Joy; Obedience; Providence; Resurrection; Temptation; Trust in God Scripture: Hebrews 2:17-18 Languages: English Tune Title: WAREHAM
Where high the heavenly temple stands