Philippians 3:10-14
Paul did not know Him
As John, who leaned upon His breast;
He did not walk and talk
With Him, or have Him as a guest;
And yet he says, “That I may know
Him in His resurrection power . . . ”
Be partaker in His sufferings
When the clouds may lower.
I wish to know Him
As Paul did; however, it would please
Me well to have communion sweet,
And still to go through life with ease;
Through beatings oft, and shipwreck too,
In watching, fasting, thirst and cold —
The “knowing Him,” it cannot be
If “I” and pride still hold.
Yes, I can know Him —
That risen One who sits on high,
But “conformed to His death”
Goes hand in hand with “yet not I”;
Press down toward the mark, forgetting things
Behind; reach upward and reach out;
Life’s little moment soon will pass,
And then His welcome shout!