S U N D A Y S N I P P E T S (tm) # 9 2 23 February '97 God, In the Gospel of His Son ----------------------------- a poem God, in the Gospel of His Son Makes His eternal counsels known; Where love in all its glory shines, And truth is drawn in fairest lines. Here sinners of a humble frame May taste His grace and learn His name; May read, in characters of blood, The wisdom, pow'r, and grace of God. The pris'ner here may break his chains; The weary rest from all his pains; The captive feel his bondage cease; The mourner find the way of peace. Here faith reveals to mortal eyes A brighter world beyond the skies; Here shines the light which guides our way From earth to realms of endless day! O grant us grace, almighty Lord, To read and mark your holy Word; Its truths with meekness to receive, And by its holy precepts live. - Benjamin Beddome, 1787 Alt. by Thos. Cotterill, 1819 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Sunday Snippets" is the trademark of G. MacKenzie Strickland. May be freely redistributed - Forward to a friend or two. The Sunday Snippets archive is found at webpage http://www.chebucto.ns.ca/~ab531/Profile.html --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Remember to nourish your soul: Read a portion of the Bible every day, and seek the company of fellow believers to build each other up in the faith. --------------------------------------------------------- file: /pub/resources/text/sunday.snippets: snip97-092.txt .