21:27
Lord , make me from this hour Thy loving child to be , Kept by Thy power , Kept by Thy power , From all that grieveth Thee . Till in the snowy dress Of Thy redeemed I stand , Faultless and stainless , Faultless and stainless , Safe in that happy land ! '' And after the hymn came the sermon . The clergyman 's text was Revelation 21:27 : `` There shall in no wise enter into it any thing that defileth . '' He spoke of the Heavenly City of which they had just been singing , the bright , beautiful city , with its streets of gold and gates of pearl . He spoke of the river of the water of life , and the trees on either side of the river . He spoke of those who live in that happy place , of their white robes and crowns of gold , of the sweet songs they ever sing , and the joy in all their faces .