Number: 074
English: Tune: HON 1987 #171
Title: God Hath Before Me Set
Name: Bread of Life
Words: Sam Jones
Music: W. F. Sherwin
Copyright: Lyrics written in November 1937
Meter: 
Form: 

God hath be¤fore me set an o¤pen door
In¤to the Ho¤li¤est for spir¤its poor;
By faith I en¤ter in that sa¤cred place,
With bold¤ness I ap¤proach the Throne of grace.

I see my Sav¤iour’s face and leap for joy,
His pres¤ence speaks sweet peace with¤out al¤loy;
O heart of mine, be still, say, “Can it be,
At God’s right hand He pleads His Blood for me?”

I see it sprin¤kled there be¤fore the throne,
Un¤ut¤ter¤a¤ble love– for me a¤lone;
The ran¤som price is paid, Lord, I am Thine,
No more to part– be¤trothed– by Love Di¤vine.

The bond se¤cure¤ly sealed e¤ter¤nal¤ly,
No power can sep¤a¤rate my soul from Thee;
A¤dor¤ing¤ly I fall to kiss His feet,
All con¤quering love has claimed my heart com¤plete.

The door is o¤pen wide, I am with¤in
The cham¤bers of the King, set free from sin;
I bow my head and weep and own His claim,
En¤grav¤ed on His hands He bears my name.

I lean on my Be¤loved with con¤fi¤dence,
No tongue can ev¤er tell my rec¤om¤pense;
Re¤joice my soul and sing– God’s o¤pen door
No man has power to shut for ev¤er more.