“ And we beheld his glory.”—JOHN i. 14.
WE give thanks, Well-beloved, to Thee,
For Thy grace and Thy truth—sung of old,
‘Mong the crownèd now at rest,
In the mansions of the blest ;
And we joy to have Thee extoll’d.
Thou art Love ; Thou hast grace for the vile,
For the loveless, the wretched, the bann’d,
Freed to walk the living way
To the realm of lasting day—
Happy highway to Immanuel’s land.
Thou art Truth ; all Thy types are fulfilled—
All the promises Amen in Thee :
And a seed shall aye arise,
Bless’d with thought and counsel wise ;
And the travail of Thy soul Thou’lt see.
Grace and Truth ! Heart-reviving Lord !
May our hearts with our lips accord
In singing oft the story
Of the risen Lord of Glory—
The anointed and anointing Word !
Let us praise, let us bless Thy name,
For whose sake all blessings flow—
Thou, the glory of the Father,
And of angel hosts who gather
With Thy ransom’d, Thy fulness to know.
LAIRG.
HE who gazes long at the sun becomes unsusceptible of impressions from inferior luminaries ; and he who looks much at the Sun of Righteousness will be little affected by any alluring object which the world can exhibit.—Payson.