1 Pressed out of measure, pressed beyond all length;
Pressed so intensely, seeming beyond strength;
God is my hope and God is my joy;
He is the resurrection life I enjoy.
2 Pressure by foes, and pressure from our friends;
Pressure on pressure, till life nearly ends;
God is my hope and God is my joy;
He is the resurrection life I enjoy.
3 Pressed into liberty where nothing clings,
Pressed into faith for hard and hopeless things;
God is my hope and God is my joy;
He is the resurrection life I enjoy.