Many great men and good in
this world did dwell,
They’re fondly remembered
for what they did well;
Some offered inventions; some
had things to sell –
But of one far greater I’d
now like to tell:
He entered this world in a
land far away,
How the angels rejoiced on
that special day!
Wise men from afar sought
Him without delay –
Wise men still long to hear
what He has to say.
He excelled in all things before
God and men,
His enemies failed to find
in Him one sin;
One purer than He, friends,
there never has been:
Those who will come to Him
a life-crown shall win!
To John near Jordan He went
to be baptized,
Just who He was so few of
them realized;
Many temptations Satan for
Him devised –
So pure and sinless, yet by
hell so despised.
The angels in heaven His praises
all sing!
Yet the weakest of this world
to Him may cling;
He bids us our burdens to
Him freely bring:
He cares for the pauper as
well as the king.
He many great lessons His followers
taught,
On what they should do and
on what they should not,
It’s clear that He thought
things none else ever thought:
He only can teach us to live
as we ought.
His time here was short – only
thirty-three years,
In Gethsemane He faced man’s
greatest fears;
His cries for deliverance
fell on deaf ears:
Then Calvary brought to His
mother’s eyes tears.
Betrayed and forsaken by one
of His own,
One to whom great mercy in
life He had shown,
No greater betrayal has one
ever known:
For He reaped the harvest
of seeds He’d not sown.
The blood from His veins for
our sins paid the price,
Oh, where would we be without
His sacrifice?
For no other price for our
sins will suffice:
And if you don’t know Him,
friend, take my advice –
Give ear to the gospel, that
soul-saving word,
Come learn of the Savior,
Jesus Christ, the Lord.
Repent, confess, be immersed,
and press toward
“The mark for the prize…”
you’ll not lose your reward.
Our Savior is faithful – “For
God cannot lie…”
So serve Him always – until
the day you die,
The Lord will not leave you
– “He is ever nigh…”
Some day He’ll greet you in
the “Sweet By and By”.
H. L. Gradowith
March 28, 2002
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