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 funeralThis 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 livein the good times in a way to prepare us for the bad times.Learn scripture in the good timesto cling to in the bad times.Love your Lord in the good times,fellowship with Himso He is no stranger in the bad times .. The song below became very precious to me in the spring afteralso 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!) Faith’s final resting place, no sweeter grief to braveThan the death of a saint whose soul returns to God who gaveWhere we who still hold fast still wonder at the sceneThat greets faith’s gaze at last without a dark glass in betweenWhere worship’s hallelujah flows unmarred by careOf toil and trouble’s mortal woes, we who remain yet bear Faith’s final resting place, no richer recompenseAs man’s salvation, by God’s grace gains faith’s inheritanceBought with the blood of Christ, the promise we receivedFrom the Lamb of God sacrificed, the hour we believedAnd then, what comfort sweet, attends the grieving soulIn death the price of death’s defeat reveals faith’s Sacred Whole Faith’s final resting place lies not beneath cold sodBut in love's beautiful embrace and faithfulness of GodFor, precious in His sight is the death of a saintTherefore though we mourn we will fight the Good Fight and not faintAs we hope in the Lord; His Word sustains the flightUntil the final resting place as faith is turned to sight Janet Martin 2 Tim.4:7I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. LyricsWhen this life of trials test my faithI set my hope on JesusWhen the questions come and doubts remainI set my hope on JesusFor the deepest wounds that time won't healThere's a joy that runs still deeperThere's a truth that's more than all I feelI set my hope on JesusI set my hope on JesusMy rock, my only trustWho set His heart upon me firstI set my hope on JesusThough I falter in this war with sinI set my hope on JesusWhen I fail the fight and sink withinI set my hope on JesusThough the shame would drown me in its seaAnd I dread the waves of justiceI will cast my life on CalvaryI set my hope on JesusI set my hope on JesusMy rock, my only trustWho set His heart upon me firstI set my hope on JesusThough the world called me to leave my LordI set my hope on JesusThough it offer all its vain rewardsI set my hope on JesusThough this heart of mine is prone to strayGive me grace enough to finish'Til I worship on that final dayI set my hope on JesusI set my hope on JesusMy rock, my only trustWho set His heart upon me firstI set my hope on JesusI set my hope on JesusMy rock, my only trustWho set His heart upon me firstI set my hope on JesusI set my hope on JesusSongwriters: Matt Boswell / Matt Papa / Keith Getty