Jesus
by Benjamin Keach (1640–1704)

ook upon Me, and see My love descending;
’Tis from eternity, and has no ending.
Canst thou have more, O soul? Thou hast My heart,
Whatever is Mine, to thee I will impart.

Thy scarlet sins are washed quite away,
Nor one of them unto thy charge I’ll lay.
Pull up thy drooping heart, be of good cheer,
Thy sins, though never so great, forgiven are.

I able am to save to the uttermost
All those who do put in Me all their trust.
These who do come to Me, I in no wise
Will cast them out; therefore lift up thine eyes;

Behold My hands and feet, and do not doubt,
For I have washed and cleansed thy soul throughout;
Thy debts I’ve paid, and quitted the old score,
Thy former faults I’ll never remember more.

Cheer up thy heart, I tell thee, thou art Mine,
My blood was shed to save that life of thine.
With endless love thy soul I’ll satisfy,
And in My bosom shalt thou ever lie.

In My unfolded arms I now thee take,
And do engage; I’ll never thee forsake,
In sickness I’ll be with thee until the end,
And death at last, I’ll cause to be thy friend.

Making its final passage unto thee,
Only an entrance to felicity;
When with great glory thou shalt crowned be,
Seated forever on the throne with Me.

The world, death, not the devil shall remove
My heart from thee; for those I truly love,
I love to the end; come, soul, and be
Blessed in My arms to all eternity.

—from Worthy Is the Lamb (Soli Deo Gloria, 2004).

salme 97
(Geneva Bible)

1 The Lord reigneth: let the earth reioyce: let the multitude of the yles be glad.
2 Cloudes and darkenes are round about him: righteousnesse and iudgement are the foundation of his throne.
3 There shall goe a fire before him, and burne vp his enemies round about.
4 His lightnings gaue light vnto the worlde: the earth sawe it and was afraide.
5 The mountaines melted like waxe at the presence of the Lord, at the presence of the Lord of the whole earth.
6 The heauens declare his righteousnes, and all the people see his glory.
7 Confounded be all they that serue grauen images, and that glory in idoles: worship him all ye gods.
8 Zion heard of it, and was glad: and the daughters of Iudah reioyced, because of thy iudgements, O Lord.
9 For thou, Lord, art most High aboue all the earth: thou art much exalted aboue all gods.
10 Ye that loue the Lord, hate euill: he preserueth the soules of his Saints: hee will deliuer them from the hand of the wicked.
11 Light is sowen for the righteous, and ioy for the vpright in heart.
12 Reioyce ye righteous in the Lord, and giue thankes for his holy remembrance.

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