For how can He deny me Heaven, Who here on earth Himself hath given?

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For how can He deny me Heaven, Who here on earth Himself hath given?

A question asked in the last verse of a popular hymn written by St Alphonsus Liguori , and translated to English by Edmund Vaughan (1827 - 1908).

If I am not mistaken it was sung during the Mass of my First Communion , and during the Mass in the Cathedral of the Most Precious Blood of Our Lord Jesus Christ, City of Westminster, London , when Pope Benedict was visiting .


I don’t know what you make of the question in the last verse - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Beloved Lord, in Heaven above
There, Jesus, Thou awaitest me,
To gaze on Thee with endless love;
Yes, thus I hope, thus shall it be:
For how can He deny me Heaven,
Who here on earth Himself hath given?
 
Well, I’ll take a stab at it. Perhaps turn it around - How can He deny me Heaven when all I’ve longed for is to look on your face with endless love. This is my hope and I believe my hope will be. Jesus, you gave your life for me and you’ve been waiting for me. My hope is in the resurrection and I place all my hope in you.

Maybe?
 
It sounds as though the writer is asking how could Jesus deny me salvation in heaven when he’d given his very own life to make that very thing possible.
Thank you for your sacrifice dear Lord Jesus.
 
It is a bold sort of statement, but it is also a reminder that we are the ones who deny ourselves heaven, through sin and lack of contrition. Jesus has the door open; we have to walk through it. If we ask for it, He will get us there.
 
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