A Rock that stands for ever

A Rock that stands for ever Is Christ my righteousness, And there I stand unfearing In everlasting bliss; No earthly thing is needful To this my life from heaven, And nought of love is worthy Save that which Christ has given.

There is no condemnation, There is no hell for me, The torment and the fire Mine eyes shall never see; For me there is no sentence, For me death has no sting, Because the Lord who loves me Shall shield me with his wing.

No angel and no devil, No throne, nor power, nor might: No love, no tribulation, No danger, fear, nor fight, No height, no depth, no creature That has been, or can be, Can drive me from Thy bosom Can sever me from Thee.

My soul with joy upleapeth, Grief cannot linger there, She singeth high in glory Amid the sunshine fair; The Sun that shines upon me Is Jesus and His love; The fountain of my singing Is deep in heaven above.