Be Free!

Since then we have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our confession. For we do not have a high priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, but One who has been tempted in all things as we are, yet without sin. Let us therefore draw near with confidence to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and may find grace to help in time of need. Hebrews 4:14-16

Whiter Than Snow

To heart and soul how sweet Thou art,
O great High Priest of God!
My heart brought nigh to God's own heart
By Thy most precious blood.

No more my countless sins shall rise
To fill me with dismay--
That precious blood before His eyes
Hath put them all away.

My soul draws near with trust secure,
With boldness glad and free;
What matters it that I am poor,
For I am rich in Thee.

Forgotten every stain and spot,
Their memory past and gone,
For me, O God, Thou seest not,
Thou lookest on Thy Son.

Is all a dream? Thou canst not lie,
Thy Spirit and Thy Blood
Proclaim to sinners such as I
The boundless love of God.

They tell Thy love, so deep, so free,
They tell the Father's heart--
Not what I am, or I must be,
They tell me what Thou art.

Come, weary sinners, great and small,
The open door stands wide,
Thy blessed heart that welcomes all,
O Lamb of God, who died.

--Gerhard Tersteegen, November 25, 1697-April 3, 1769