49*. There Is Life in a Look at the Crucified One

P.M.
by A.M. Hull
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There is life in a look at the crucified One;
 
There is life at this moment for thee;
 
Then look, sinner, look unto Him and be saved — 
 
Unto Him who was nailed to the tree.
“And the Lord sent fiery serpents among the people, and they bit the people; and much people of Israel died. Therefore the people came to Moses, and said, We have sinned, for we have spoken against the Lord, and against thee; pray unto the Lord, that he take away the serpents from us. And Moses prayed for the people. And the Lord said unto Moses, Make thee a fiery serpent, and set it upon a pole: and it shall come to pass, that every one that is bitten, when he looketh upon it, shall live. And Moses made a serpent of brass, and put it upon a pole, and it came to pass, that if a serpent had bitten any man, when he beheld the serpent of brass, he lived.” (Numbers 21:6-9)
“Look unto me, and be ye saved, all the ends of the earth: for I am God, and there is none else.” (Isaiah 45:22)
“The other disciples therefore said unto him, We have seen the Lord. But he said unto them, Except I shall see in his hands the print of the nails, and put my finger into the print of the nails, and thrust my hand into his side, I will not believe.” (John 20:25)
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His anguish of soul on the cross hast thou seen?
 
His cry of distress hast thou heard?
 
Then why, if the terrors of wrath He endured,
 
Should pardon to thee be deferred?
“And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? that is to say, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?” (Matthew 27:46)
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We are healed by His stripes. Wouldst thou add to the word?
 
And He is our righteousness made;
 
The best robe of heaven He bids thee put on:
 
Oh! couldst thou be better arrayed?
“But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed.” (Isaiah 53:5)
“But of him are ye in Christ Jesus, who of God is made unto us wisdom, and righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption.” (1 Corinthians 1:30)
“But the father said to his servants, Bring forth the best robe, and put it on him; and put a ring on his hand, and shoes on his feet.” (Luke 15:22)
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Then doubt not thy welcome, since God hath declared
 
There remaineth no more to be done;
 
Christ once in the end of the world hath appeared,
 
And completed the work He begun.
“For then must he often have suffered since the foundation of the world: but now once in the end of the world hath he appeared to put away sin by the sacrifice of himself.” (Hebrews 9:26)
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Oh take, with rejoicing, from Jesus at once
 
The life everlasting He gives;
 
And know with assurance thou never canst die,
 
Since Jesus thy righteousness lives.
“And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand.” (John 10:28)
“Yet a little while, and the world seeth me no more; but ye see me: because I live, ye shall live also.” (John 14:19)
“But of him are ye in Christ Jesus, who of God is made unto us wisdom, and righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption.” (1 Corinthians 1:30)
“I am he that liveth, and was dead; and, behold, I am alive for evermore, Amen; and have the keys of hell and of death.” (Revelation 1:18)
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There is life in a look at the crucified One:
 
There is life at this moment for thee:
 
Then look, sinner — look unto Him and be saved,
 
And know thyself spotless as He.
“According as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love.” (Ephesians 1:4)
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