The Cyber Hymnal ‎#2416

2416. The Highest and the Holiest Place

1. The highest and the holiest place
Guards not the heart from sin;
The Church that safest seems without
May harbor foes within.

2. Thus in the small and chosen band,
Beloved above the rest,
One fell from his apostleship,
A traitor-soul unblest.

3. But not the great designs of God
Man’s sins shall over throw;
Another witness to the truth
Forth to the lands shall go.

4. The soul that sinneth, it shall die;
Thy purpose shall not fail;
The word of grace no less shall sound,
The truth no less prevail.

5. Righteous, O Lord, are all Thy ways;
Long as the worlds endure,
From foes without and foes within,
Thy Church shall stand secure.

Text Information

• First Line: The highest and the holiest place
• Title: The Highest and the Holiest Place
• Author: Henry Alford (1844)
• Meter: CM
• Language: English
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: ST. JAMES
• Composer: Ralph Courteville (1696)
• Meter: CM
• Incipit: 51231 24336 71652
• Key: A Major
• Copyright: Public Domain