Refuge of the Righteous

"In the fear of the LORD is strong confidence: and His children shall have a place of refuge.... The wicked is driven away in his wickedness: but the righteous hath hope in his death" (Proverbs 14:26,32). "Thus speaketh the LORD of hosts, saying, The people say, the time is not come that the LORD'S house should be built.... Thus saith the LORD of hosts, Consider your ways" (Haggai 1:2,7).

Sometimes, in the business of everyday living,
We tend to forget the sublime.
The righteous have hope from the Lord who is giving
His grace to those trusting in time.

The righteous have hope since the Lord has declared
Their justification is found
Now not in themselves, but in Christ who prepared
A refuge where grace will abound.

That refuge is Christ, in His holy fear,
Which draws us to His Hiding Place.
There's no one found righteous, the Scriptures are clear,
Unless they are saved by His grace.

Yet people still say that the time is not come
To think about such things as death.
How tragic is this, that the mind set of some
Forgets God who grants their next breath!

And should we now say, with the Gospel revealed,
The time is not come yet to build
His church by our labor in His harvest field,
That His house may thereby be filled?

O Lord, we give thanks for our refuge in You,
And we would consider as well
Your charge to go forth and persuade others too,
That they might be rescued from hell.