80*. Trembling Soul, Behold Thy Savior

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by A.P. Cecil
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Trembling soul, behold thy Savior
 
Seated on the Father’s throne;
 
Object of God’s highest favor,
 
See Him, God’s belovèd Son!
“Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me.” (Revelation 3:20)
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Once on earth in Bethlehem’s manger,
 
As a newborn babe He lay,
 
God come down a heavenly stranger,
 
Love to sinners to display.
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Sinner, see thy God beside thee,
 
In a servant’s form come near,
 
Sitting, walking, talking with thee!
 
Sinai’s mount no longer fear.
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See Him weary, yet that sought thee,
 
Sitting on Samaria’s well,
 
Or in Simon’s house that found thee,
 
Snatched thee from the jaws of hell.
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See the lonely Man now bending,
 
In the lone Gethsemane,
 
Drops of blood His conflict marking
 
Whilst He prays in agony!
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Onward still to Calvary marching,
 
Onward still He speeds His way
 
(His own Father’s will fulfilling),
 
Love to sinners to display.
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Sinner, see the bleeding Savior,
 
Pierced and nailed to Calvary’s tree;
 
Sacrifice of sweetest savor,
 
Object of man’s enmity!
“And thou shalt bring his sons, and put coats upon them.” (Exodus 29:8)
“They that hate me without a cause are more than the hairs of mine head: they that would destroy me, being mine enemies wrongfully, are mighty: then I restored that which I took not away.” (Psalm 69:4)
“If the world hate you, ye know that it hated me before it hated you.” (John 15:18)
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See the sun at noonday hidden,
 
See the rocks and mountains shake,
 
See the Man midst darkness smitten!
 
Why did God His Son forsake?
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Sinner, hear the wondrous story,
 
Jesus died and rose for thee,
 
God in heaven now waits to save thee,
 
Now, believing, thou art free.
“For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures. And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures.” (1 Corinthians 15:3-4)
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