Afflictions Sanctified by the Word

Afflictions Sanctified by the Word Oh, how I love thy holy word,Thy gracious covenant, O Lord! Oh, how I love thy holy word,Thy gracious covenant, O Lord!It guides me in the peaceful way;I think upon it all the day. What are the mines of shining wealth,The strength of youth, the bloom of health!What are all […]

The Light and Glory of the Word

The Light and Glory of the Word The Spirit breathes upon the Word,And brings the truth to sight; The Spirit breathes upon the Word,And brings the truth to sight;Precepts and promises affordA sanctifying light. A glory gilds the sacred page,Majestic like the sun;It gives a light to every age,It gives, but borrows none. The hand […]

Sardis

Sardis “Write to Sardis,” saith the Lord,“And write what he declares, “Write to Sardis,” saith the Lord,“And write what he declares,He whose Spirit, and whose word,Upholds the seven stars:All thy works and ways I search,Find thy zeal and love decayed;Thou art called a living church,But thou art cold and dead. “Watch, remember, seek, and strive,Exert […]

Old Testament Gospel

Old Testament Gospel Israel in ancient daysNot only had a view Israel in ancient daysNot only had a viewOf Sinai in a blaze,But learned the Gospel too;The types and figures were a glass,In which they saw a Saviour’s face. The paschal sacrificeAnd blood-besprinkled door,Seen with enlightened eyes,And once applied with power,Would teach the need of […]

Ephraim Repenting

Ephraim Repenting My God! till I received thy stroke,How like a beast was I! My God! till I received thy stroke,How like a beast was I!So unaccustomed to the yoke,So backward to comply. With grief my just reproach I bear,Shame fills me at the thought;How frequent my rebellions were,What wickedness I wrought. Thy merciful restraint […]