Further Up, Further In (13:20-25)

Now may the God of peace who raised from the dead The great shepherd of the sheep, by the blood of a covenant That'll never stop, that will not cease, that endures to eternity Glory to the living priest who ever lives to intercede May this God give you everything you need To endure to the end and His promises receive May he grant you the faith to believe What the Son has said to us And when the road's grown especially hard And you feel like your soul and your body are scarred By the aches and pains of faith May the Lord give you strength To endure Jesus is the center of the story of the days He's the true light of the glory Not the shadow or the shade Seated with the Father, honored Offered up to save He is worthy and deserving of praise He is better, Christ is better He is better, Christ is better He is better, Christ is better than the Angels He is better than the prophets He is better than Moses He is better than them all He is better than the Levites He is better than the offerings they make And they prayers that they pray He is the new and better way Amen So why did Jesus come to earth? I hope it's clearly seen To be appointed as a high priest And to die as an offering O come on all you saints And give the Savior love Born a babe and now he reigns Before the throne of God above. Before the throne of God above I have a strong, a perfect plea A great High Priest, whose name is Love Who ever lives and pleads for me My name is graven on his hands My name is written on his heart I know that while in heaven he stands No tongue can bid me thence depart When Satan tempts me to despair And tells me of the guilt within Upward I look, and see him there Who made an end of all my sin Because the sinless Savior died My sinful soul is counted free For God the Just is satisfied To look on him and pardon me Behold him there! the risen Lamb My perfect, spotless righteousness The great unchangeable "I Am" The King of glory and of grace One with himself, I cannot die My soul is purchased by his blood My life is hid with Christ on high With Christ my Savior and my God