Eternity Before Me

The Secret Place of the Most High

The only way to endure

The mortality of this mortal life

And reach that blessed shore

He bids all Christians, "Come and die

Meet me at the cross."

And to our shock we find great joy

In counting all things loss

Because in our death we see our Jesus

Standing at His throne

Fleshly pain overwhelmed by eternity

Though eternity as yet unknown

What little He has called us to bear

But a moment our burdens hard-press

Never without eternity before us

Even now by our Savior's love blessed

Think on Christ's cross, O child of God

Think of sufferings greater than thine

No shadow covered over the Son, Beloved

Crushed by His Father's wrath that was mine