There is a house, My father’s house,
Where love eternal reigns
And ruined sinners who believe
Will there with Christ remain
This ruined world can never give
The peace and hope we crave
But those who trust in Jesus Christ
Gain hope beyond the grave
For all have sinned and fallen short
Of the life that God demands
Our sin and shame are plain to see
Defenceless now we stand
But Jesus died to take our sin
And bear it in our place
He rose victorious from the grave
His sacrifice, our grace
Our hope is in our Father’s house
Through Jesus Christ God’s Son
To trust his death and life for us
Forgiveness in him won
I will prepare a place for you
Our Lord and Saviour said
A house of love, forgiveness too
A life beyond the dead
The hopeless find their hope in him
Believers will endure
His love will keep us evermore
Eternally secure
There is a house, My father’s house,
Where love eternal reigns
And ruined sinners who believe
Will there with Christ remain
© Peter Holloway 2023
