’TIS first the true and then the beautiful, Not first the beautiful and then the true; First the wild moor, with rock and reed and pool, Then the gay garden, rich in scent and hue. ’Tis first the good and then the beautiful,— Not first the beautiful and then the good; First the rough
Luke 18:10, &c. BEHOLD how sinners disagree, The Publican and Pharisee, One doth his righteousness proclaim, The other owns his guilt and shame. This man at humble distance stands, And cries for grace with lifted hands, That boldly rises near the throne, And talks of duties he has done. The Lord their
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If you think about it, God’s value of heaven and yours are very different things. His salvation, when he set a price upon it, was to be brought to men only through the death of his Son. But you think that your good works can win the heaven which Jesus Christ, the Son of God,
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OH, bright will be the waking— The resurrection dawn! The day will soon be breaking, And Christ, His kingdom taking, Will usher in the morn. Oh, sweet the rays we borrow Beforehand from the Light! A few bright hours of sorrow, “Joy Cometh on the morrow:” “Far spent is now the night.” Oh,
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BY THE REV. HORATIUS BONAR, D.D., KELSO. 1854 “Ye are all the children of THE DAY.”—1 THESS. 5:5. Will it ne’er be morning? Will the promised light Ne’er break and clear these clouds of night? Sweet Phosphor, bring the day, Whose conquering ray May chase the fogs; sweet Phosphor, bring the day! Thy light will fray
COME, Lord, and tarry not; Bring the long-looked-for day: Oh, why these years of waiting here, These ages of delay! Come, for Creation groans, Impatient of Thy stay, Worn out with these long years of ill, These ages of delay. Come, for the good are few; They lift the voice in vain; Faith
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THE night shall soon be over, The morning soon shall dawn; The twilight and the darkness Alike shall soon be gone. Soon, soon shall come the day-spring, When we from earth shall rise, To bright celestial glories, Far, far beyond the skies. There joy in all its fulness, And pleasures evermore, Shall fill
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THIS is not my place of resting, Mine’s a city yet to come; Onwards to it I am hasting, On to my eternal home. In it all is light and glory, O’er it shines a nightless day; Every trace of sin’s sad story, All the curse has passed away. There the Lamb our
Lord, I would be the most miserable person in the world if my hopes were only in this life. Why? Because I am hopeless without Christ’s righteousness. My life could never be comfortable, and there would be no hope at all of eternal life. If you denied me that hope, I would be the most
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Reflections on 2 Corinthians 2:11 Friends, let’s talk about something serious today: the devil’s schemes. Paul warns us in 2 Corinthians 2:11, “Don’t let Satan outwit us. After all, we’re not unaware of his tricks!” Now, I know that old serpent hasn’t changed his tactics since Eden—he’s still prowling like a con artist, looking to
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