I are always of good courage,
And know while I feel at home;
I become deathly in bondage,
To this body where I may roam.
I become away from the Lord,
Though I walk by faith, not by sight;
Our confidence not ignored,
Since I am walking in the light.
From this body in its absence,
Whether at home or far away;
Of the Lord in His presence,
Because I do trust and obey.
I will make it my aim to please,
Knowing that day I will appear;
For I have followed His decrees,
At the Judgment Seat I revere.
So, I receive what I am due,
For in my body, I have done;
Christ knowingly what I pursue,
Finishing all that had begun.
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