“BEHOLD, ye despisers, and wonder, and perish.”
How solemn this sentence, pronounced by the Lord!
The portion of all who in faithlessness cherish
Contempt for the Saviour, His work, and His word.
“His own” once despised Him; the Son they rejected;
In scorn cast Him out, and in enmity killed;
Their King, the Messiah, the One long expected;
Yea, He who the words of the prophets fulfilled.
Jehovah’s full glory, the Father’s own brightness,
In Him could be witnessed by those who could see;
But they who were blind held His glory in lightness,
Reviled Him, condemned Him, and nailed to a tree.
Oh, love all surpassing, that He as the victim
Should suffer from God all the judgment of sin!
Oh, mercy amazing, that God should afflict Him,
That He for salvation such scanners might win!
Now raised from the dead, and in glory ascended,
He sits on the throne, who for sinners was slain;
But soon shall return, by His angels attended,
To bind all His foes, and in righteousness reign.
Oh dare not despise Him, or soon ye must perish,
Eternity spend in the anguish of hell!
But honor Him, trust Him, and you He will cherish,
And soon have you with Him forever to dwell.