Faith's Final Resting Place

Precious in the sight of the LORD

 Is the death of His saints.

Ps.116:15

This poem was inspired by a message from a friend,

on the morning of Lucy's funeral

This friend has suffered/suffers the grief of losing a sister as well as her husband.

“Watching a dear sister being laid in her final resting place

 is exceedingly painful', she said,  'but God is there”

Through our 'growing up years', our wise dad would remind us to live

in the good times in a way to prepare us for the bad times.

Learn scripture in the good times

to cling to in the bad times.

Love your Lord in the good times,

fellowship with Him

so He is no stranger in the bad times ..

The song below became very precious to me in the spring

 after the sudden death of a neighbour and friend,

also due to a tragic accident.

I have listened to it countless times and cherish the lyrics so much! 

(copy of lyrics at the end of this post!)

I Set My Hope on Jesus

Faith’s final resting place, no sweeter grief to brave

Than the death of a saint whose soul returns to God who gave

Where we who still hold fast still wonder at the scene

That greets faith’s gaze at last without a dark glass in between

Where worship’s hallelujah flows unmarred by care

Of toil and trouble’s mortal woes, we who remain yet bear

Faith’s final resting place, no richer recompense

As man’s salvation, by God’s grace gains faith’s inheritance

Bought with the blood of Christ, the promise we received

From the Lamb of God sacrificed, the hour we believed

And then, what comfort sweet, attends the grieving soul

In death the price of death’s defeat reveals faith’s Sacred Whole

Faith’s final resting place lies not beneath cold sod

But in love's beautiful embrace and faithfulness of God

For, precious in His sight is the death of a saint

Therefore though we mourn we will fight the Good Fight and not faint

As we hope in the Lord; His Word sustains the flight

Until the final resting place as faith is turned to sight

Janet Martin

2 Tim.4:7

I have fought the good fight,

 I have finished the race,

 I have kept the faith.

Lyrics

When this life of trials test my faith

I set my hope on Jesus

When the questions come and doubts remain

I set my hope on Jesus

For the deepest wounds that time won't heal

There's a joy that runs still deeper

There's a truth that's more than all I feel

I set my hope on Jesus

I set my hope on Jesus

My rock, my only trust

Who set His heart upon me first

I set my hope on Jesus

Though I falter in this war with sin

I set my hope on Jesus

When I fail the fight and sink within

I set my hope on Jesus

Though the shame would drown me in its sea

And I dread the waves of justice

I will cast my life on Calvary

I set my hope on Jesus

I set my hope on Jesus

My rock, my only trust

Who set His heart upon me first

I set my hope on Jesus

Though the world called me to leave my Lord

I set my hope on Jesus

Though it offer all its vain rewards

I set my hope on Jesus

Though this heart of mine is prone to stray

Give me grace enough to finish

'Til I worship on that final day

I set my hope on Jesus

I set my hope on Jesus

My rock, my only trust

Who set His heart upon me first

I set my hope on Jesus

I set my hope on Jesus

My rock, my only trust

Who set His heart upon me first

I set my hope on Jesus

I set my hope on Jesus

Songwriters: Matt Boswell / Matt Papa / Keith Getty