Door out of Doom

“I am the Door: by Me if any man enter in, he shall be saved, and shall go in and out, and find pasture.  The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly” (John 10:9,10).

Our destiny would have been sealed at last;

The law had condemned us, and there was no doubt

That we were thus doomed by the guilt of our past!

There was no acquittal; our sins found us out. 

But God knew our need, and He knew what to do 

To give us an access to heaven above.

The Door into heaven was fully in view

When Jesus our Savior embraced us in love.

Our Savior encountered such horrible strife

To fight for our souls He would win in the war. 

It was for our souls that He laid down His life,

And this was the way He became heaven’s Door.

Thank God!  He provides an escape from our doom:  

Our Savior still stands as our Door that will save. 

He shows us the token of His empty tomb,

Where He took the sting out of death and the grave.

O Lord, we give thanks for the Door You became,

And for Your own prompting by faith to come in.

We worship You, Lord, as we ponder Your name,

Our Door of salvation and Savior from sin!