Life does not stop because we get old
We get old because we stop living life…
The body grows old, but our spirit remains
Crying out to be set free what freedom we gain
When we realize, we never die…
Don’t give in to the thoughts of the end
Listen to the Spirit of God…
Get up, keep dreaming, keep living…
Let your heart soar and sing…
[Blessed assurance Jesus is mine,
Oh, what a foretaste of glory divine…
Ere of salvation,
Purchase of God, Born of His Spirit
Washed in His blood!
This, is, my story…
This is my song…
Praising my savior all the day long!!] (Fanny Crosby)
~Marla Shaw O’Neill
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1 Peter 1:3:
This verse speaks of a “living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,” which is a key element of the assurance that “Blessed Assurance” celebrates.
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1 John 4:18:
This verse states that “perfect love casts out fear,” a concept that aligns with the confidence and peace expressed in the hymn.
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Hebrews 10:22:
This verse encourages believers to “draw near with a true heart, in full assurance of faith,” which echoes the hymn’s theme of assurance.
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1 John 4:7-19: