1. _Through His sufferings and death, Christ has become my Lord, and
therefore I am His own. I am living in His kingdom, under Him, my King,
being delivered from the hands of all my enemies. He cares for me and
protects me._
2. _In His kingdom I am serving my King in everlasting righteousness,
innocence, and blessedness, which He bestows on me. For my Lord's sake
God forgives me all my sins and accepts my poor sinful service._
3. _Our Lord's kingdom is a twofold kingdom, the Kingdom of Grace here
on earth, in which our King reigns with His grace, with forgiveness of
sins, and the Kingdom of Glory in heaven, in which we shall reign with
our King, freed from all evil, in His glory forever and ever._