153. WITH SIGNS FOLLOWING
1. When first the risen Lord of pow’r
His chosen ones sent forth,
A charge he gave, that solemn hour;
To preach his saving worth.
“Go ye,” said He, “to all mankind;
Declare My Word, and ye shall find:
These signs shall surely follow them
Who on My Name believe.”
2. “No demons shall before them stand,
No poison do them harm;
Nor subtle serpent in their hand
Cause pain or dread alarm.”
For Satan’s kingdom He o’ercame,
To give His people right to claim:
“These signs shall surely follow them
Who on My Name believe.”
3. “They shall with other tongues declare
The wonders of their God:
The sick beneath their hands, by prayer,
Shall rise, to prove My Word,”
So let it be! Firm as His Throne
Stands this clear promise to His own:
“These signs shall surely follow them
Who on My Name believe.”
4. Crowned with the flame of Pentecost,
A faithful, fearless band
Proclaimed his Name: a ransomed host
Arose from every land.
The Lord worked with them from on High,
His proven Word could none deny:
“These signs shall surely follow them
Who on My Name believe.”
5. No word of Thine is void of power;
No promise, Lord, is vain.
Be this a Pentecostal hour –
Confirm Thy Word again!
Nor can’st Thou fail! Thou art the same
As when of old Thou did’st proclaim:
“These signs shall surely follow them
Who on My Name believe.”
1. Admit that you are a sinner. "For all [humans] have sinned, and comes short of the glory of God....[and] the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord" (Romans 3:23)
2. Repent now. "Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out ...[for] if we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness " (Acts 3:19, 1 John 1:9)
3. Believe that God loves you and Jesus died for you. "God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet Sinners, Christ died for us" (Romans 5:8)
4. Invite Jesus into your life through prayer of faith. Jesus says, "Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me" (Revelation 3:20)
