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Believers Hymn Book · No. 270 · Words: Mary Bowly Peters · Tune: Missionary
The holiest now we enter
Create PowerPoint slides from this hymn →A 19th-century Plymouth Brethren hymn by Mary Bowly Peters depicting believers entering God's holy presence through Christ's atoning blood. It draws on Old Testament high-priestly imagery, portraying Christ as the great High Priest who intercedes and adds His perfume to the prayers and praises of His people.
Verse 1
The holiest now we enter
In perfect peace with God;
Regaining our lost centre
Through Christ's atoning blood:
Though great may be our dulness
In thought, and word, and deed,
We glory in the fullness
Of Him who meets our need.
Verse 2
Much incense is ascending
Before the eternal throne;
God graciously is bending
To hear each feeble groan.
To all our prayers and praises
Christ adds His sweet perfume,
And love the censer raises
Their odours to consume.
Verse 3
O God, we come with singing,
Because the great High Priest
Our names to Thee is bringing,
Nor e'er forgets the least:
For us He wears the mitre
Where holiness shines bright;
For us His robes are whiter
Than heaven's unsullied light.
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