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THE APOSTLE'S KNOWLEDGE. |
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THE APOSTLE'S KNOWLEDGE.
“For I determined not to know any thing among you, save Jesus
Christ, and him crucified.”
—1 Corinthians, ii. 2.
Wouldst thou of knowledge, more and more,
The sum and substance gain,—
Adding to mind's immortal store,
The wealth that shall remain?—
The sum and substance gain,—
Adding to mind's immortal store,
The wealth that shall remain?—
O search not, with the learned Greek,
In earthly wisdom's mine;
Nor, like the Jew, this treasure seek
In outward rite or sign.
In earthly wisdom's mine;
Nor, like the Jew, this treasure seek
In outward rite or sign.
But seek thou, as th' Apostle sought,
What far surpasseth show,
In speech, in action, and in thought,
Christ crucified to know.
What far surpasseth show,
In speech, in action, and in thought,
Christ crucified to know.
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This saving knowledge would'st thou learn,
From human lore conceal'd,
Thy thought and vision inward turn,
For there it is reveal'd.
From human lore conceal'd,
Thy thought and vision inward turn,
For there it is reveal'd.
There would the Lord anoint thine eye,
His glorious cross to see,
Which to the world can crucify,
The world, no less, to Thee.
His glorious cross to see,
Which to the world can crucify,
The world, no less, to Thee.
His Spirit's deep baptismal power
Must aid that cross to bear;
So shalt thou, in a future hour,
The crown of glory wear.
Must aid that cross to bear;
So shalt thou, in a future hour,
The crown of glory wear.
For God will, in the end, bestow
That crown on none beside
Those, who, like Paul, but seek to know
Christ, and him crucified!
That crown on none beside
Those, who, like Paul, but seek to know
Christ, and him crucified!
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