Promised Hope

O' tis a Hope, so lofty, keeps the soul More lofty than the natural eye behold For treasured Hope as this cannot be stole Whose worth is more than all this world's gold This precious Hope, an Anchor in the veil Assurance now enthroned at God's right hand Tried and true through furnaces of hell Ascent of Glory, there to ever stand There intercedes with purest prayer in praise On behalf of those with hidden grace Enter in His rest from ancient days Beholden beauty of the Father's face This blessed Hope and wondrous Peace of mind Has ever fixed His eye upon His bride Though she should lose her Way, her Way shall find Her Way of Hope shall lead her by His side Gently, shall scarred hand take hold her own Reminder of the streams of love He bled She pregnant with the Seed His love has sown Her labor pains for joy, the Word He Said O' tis a Hope, so lofty, keeps the soul More lofty than the natural eye perceives For in this Hope fears lost lose their control Whence the promised Hope our soul believes