How wonderful! how full of grace, the thought — the fact,
That I have fellowship with Thee!
And have I not, my God?
Does not the spring of everlasting life in Thee
Stream forth through Jesus;
Vivify and refresh each member of His body;
And again from them ascend in prayer and praise
To Thee their living Father?
Is there not a savor in the name of Jesus both to Thee and me?
To Thee He precious is, and altogether lovely;
And is He not the same to me?
Ο yes; when self-condemned — when pressed with care,
Or harassed by th’ unwearied malice of our ever watchful foe;
Where should we seek relief — where rest our tempted souls,
But in the name of Jesus!
That tower so strong, wherein the righteous enter and are safe.
Yes; through grace, I love the name of Jesus:
His heart is used to sympathy;
He sees the struggles of the inner man, pressed with a burden of the flesh;
He hears the intercession of the Spirit helping us in prayer;
And, touched with the feeling of our infirmities,
Forth from His yearning bosom plucks the ready hand —
Places beneath us the everlasting arms,
And, through the unction of the ever-blessed Spirit,
Gives us, in th’ exercise of faith, to realize
Near communion with Himself;
A wealthy place indeed,
So wide, so quiet, and so peaceable!
In Him, His life, and sin-atoning death,
We learn how God was glorified.
Glory is the making anything appear to be what that things really is,
In its own transcendent excellency:
Thus, Jesus glorified the Father!
What things were pleasing to Him, those He always did.
He was a holy and a pleasant child indeed,
Intent about His Father’s business.