Kris Shaffer
Arise, My Soul, Arise
© 2009 Kris Shaffer
demo recording performed by Michelle Hixson
text by Charles Wesley (1742), slightly altered by Kris Shaffer
Arise, my soul, arise;
shake off thy guilty fears;
The bleeding sacrifice
on my behalf appears:
Before the throne my surety stands,
My name is written on His hands.
Before the throne my surety stands,
My name is written on His hands.
He ever lives above,
for me to intercede;
His great redeeming love,
His precious blood, to plead:
His blood atoned, sin to erase,
And sprinkles now the throne of grace.
His blood atoned, sin to erase,
And sprinkles now the throne of grace.
Five bleeding wounds He bears;
received on Calvary;
They pour effectual prayers;
they strongly plead for me:
‘Forgive him, O forgive,’ they cry,
‘Nor let that ransomed sinner die!’
‘Forgive him, O forgive,’ they cry,
‘Nor let that ransomed sinner die!’
The Father hears Him pray,
His dear anointed One;
He cannot turn away
the presence of His Son;
His Spirit answers to the blood,
And tells me I am born of God.
His Spirit answers to the blood,
And tells me I am born of God.
My God is reconciled;
His pardoning voice I hear;
He owns me for His child;
I can no longer fear:
With confidence I now draw nigh,
And ‘Father, Abba, Father,’ cry.
With confidence I now draw nigh,
And ‘Father, Abba, Father,’ cry.
‘Christ has entered into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God on our behalf, . . . not by means of the blood of goats and calves but by means of his own blood, thus securing an eternal redemption. . . . [H]e has appeared once for all . . . to put away sin by the sacrifice of himself. And . . . Christ, having been offered once to bear the sins of many, will appear a second time, not to deal with sin but to save those who are eagerly waiting for him.’ (Hebrews 9, excerpts, ESV)
This song is free for use in congregational worship services. If you would like a lead sheet or SAT score, please email me. My permission is required for use in a recording or in a concert setting.
