*Pastor’s Note: A.B. Simpson was a very well respected Canadian preacher, theologian and author who lived from December 15, 1843 to October 29, 1919. My prayer is that you will be blessed and inspired by his poetry as much as I am.

EVEN AS HE

Sweet is the message the gospel brings us,
Message of mercy, full and free,
“We are accepted in the Belovèd;
We are belovèd even as He.”

We are as near, as dear as Jesus;
How can we nearer, dearer be?
We are accepted in the Belovèd;
We are belovèd even as He.

Why should we ever fear or falter,
Why should we ever anxious be,
If we’re accepted in the Belovèd,
If we’re belovèd even as He?

How can my love grow cold or languid
While I can hear His word to me,
I am accepted in the Belovèd,
I am belovèd even as He?

When I am pressed by sin or Satan,
This is the word that bids them flee,—
I am accepted in the Belovèd,
I am belovèd even as He.

When I shall cross the fords of Jordan,
This shall my joyful death-song be,—
I am accepted in the Belovèd,
I am belovèd even as He.

When I shall reach the portals yonder,
This shall my heavenly passport be,—
I am accepted in the Belovèd,
I am belovèd even as He.

From Songs of the Spirit: Poetry by A. B. Simpson. Public Domain