"...And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment:
So Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many; and unto them that look for him shall he appear the second time without sin unto salvation..." Heb 9:27-28

"...In that day there shall be a fountain opened to the house of David and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem for sin and for uncleanness...Zec 13:1.

Jesus, Our Great High Priest

By O. Allen Bailey

LM

Jesus, Thou art our Great High Priest
In Hope we wait outside Thy door;
Till from our fears, give sweet release,
And Thy sweet promise, we look o'er.

As the priests were there performing,
All the work God gave them to do;
Here our hearts, in Grace are learning,
What Thou did'st do when all was through.

'Twas only once, that Thou entered,
Of sacrifice, did need no more;
All God's Love on us was centered,
To give the blessing kept in store.

Here Thou fell beneath sin's burden,
There, with our names upon Thy breast;
God's great Power was yet upgirding,
When Thou did'st make Eternal Rest.

As light, Thou came in the morning
Of a new clear and dawning Day;
Even there, with great adorning,
Found Thy poor children where they lay.

Placed Thy Grace and mercy on them,
Thou healed the sick and raised the dead;
Oh, Thy Love, what mind can fathom
When in it's sweet paths, we are led.

In the garden, here we view Thee
There sweating blood from every pore;
When we're given faith to view Thee,
And gives to us an open door.

Then the light, on our parh shining,
To more and more, Thy mercy show;
More and more, our heart's refining,
'Tis more and more, Thy Love to know.

We await Thy reappearing,
Then, we can see, sin's done away;
As our High Priest, our sins bearing
When God these sins on Thee did lay.

Our spirit cries, "Come Thou quickly,
Thou need no longer make delay;
For we know we still are sickly,
Though Thou hast put our sin away.

But His Spirit, reassuring,
Does quitely say to us within;
"I forever, for thee caring,
Since I have taken all thy sin,

I know the path you must travel,
And all the way I've led thee in;
This strong cord shall ne'r unravel,
I'll bring you through the thick and thin;

Here my Name thou shalt be praising,
With all of thy advancing years;
Of My Grace, in thy songs raising,
As a sweet savour in God's ears;

Then rest awhile, cease from fearing,
Though if thy way be hard and long;
I Myself, was one time bearing
This cross you know here, all along.

Some sweet Day I'll give thee passage,
-Open the Portals all the way;
-Never need an angel's message
To help thy faith here day by day;

Thou shall see My Face in Glory,
My full goodness, I'll then display;
You'll ever take inventory
Of what My blood did there outlay.

*Copyright 2002

O. Allen Bailey

*This material may be freely copied and distributed, but shall not be altered or sold.