December 28, 2005

Have faith in God –
Whoever you may be;
Have faith in God –
On land or on the sea;
Have faith in God –
He cares for you and me.
Have faith, dear friend, in God.

One Day

John Wilbur Chapman, 1859-1918

    Just as man is destined to die once, and after that to face judgment, so Christ was sacrificed once to take away the sins of many people; and he will appear a second time, not to bear sin, but to bring salvation to those who are waiting for him. Hebrews 9:27, 28.

    Chapman graduated from Lake Forest University in 1879 and went on to attend Lane Seminary, Cincinnati, Ohio. He was ordained in 1881, and his first pastorate was split between two churches -- in Liberty, Indiana, and College Corner, Ohio. He was one of the founders of the Winona Lake Bible Conference and, in 1900, traveled to the Holy Land. Pastor Chapman also wrote the hymn, Jesus, What a Friend for Sinners.

One day when Heaven was filled with His praises,
One day when sin was as black as could be,
Jesus came forth to be born of a virgin,
Dwelt among men, my Example is He!

One day they led Him up Calvary’s mountain,
One day they nailed Him to die on the tree;
Suffering anguish, despised and rejected:
Bearing our sins, my Redeemer is He!

One day they left Him alone in the garden,
One day He rested, from suffering free;
Angels came down o’er His tomb to keep vigil;
Hope of the hopeless, my Savior is He!

One day the grave could conceal Him no longer,
One day the stone rolled away from the door;
Then He arose, over death He had conquered;
Now is ascended, my Lord evermore!

One day the trumpet will sound for His coming,
One day the skies with His glories will shine;
Wonderful day, my beloved ones bringing;
Glorious Savior, this Jesus is mine!

Chorus:
Living, He loved me; dying, He saved me;
Buried He carried my sins far away;
Rising, He justified freely forever;
One day He’s coming—O glorious day!

Have Faith in God by H.M.S. Richards, Used by Permission