Holiness Helper

“LORD, who shall abide in Thy tabernacle?  Who shall dwell in Thy holy hill?  He that walketh uprightly, and worketh righteousness, and speaketh the truth in his heart” (Psalm 15:1,2).  “Who can say, I have made my heart clean, I am pure from my sin?” (Proverbs 20:9).  “The LORD thy God will hold thy right hand, saying unto thee, Fear not; I will help thee” (Isaiah 41:13).  “I charge thee before God, and the Lord Jesus Christ, and the elect angels, that thou observe these things” (1 Timothy 5:21).

The Lord dwells in His holiness

Where angels always do His will,
So who then has the righteousness
To dwell within His holy hill? 

Our every way the Lord has pondered:

Our walk, our work, and all we say.
He knows how often we have wandered
And from His will have gone astray.

We surely wouldn’t have a chance,

If not for God’s preserving grace,
To walk with God or even glance
Within His holy dwelling place!

As silver purged of all its dross,

We are made pure by Christ alone.
He purged our sins upon His cross
And made His mercy to us known. 

“Fear not!”  We hear our Savior speak,

Assuring us He holds our hand.
He strengthens us when we are weak,
And by His grace He makes us stand.

It is before our God and Savior

And all His angels we are charged
To honor God in our behavior
With hearts by holiness enlarged.

O Lord our God, we have no claim

To holiness apart from You!
Upon the cross You bore our shame
To purge transgressions from Your view.

So may You daily find us, Lord,

Increasing in our consecration
With holiness that You afford
That manifests Your great salvation.