Devotional Verses Founded on and Illustrative of select Texts of Scripture [by Bernard Barton] |
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CHRIST THE SURE FOUNDATION. |
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CHRIST THE SURE FOUNDATION.
“Behold I lay in Zion for a foundation stone, a tried stone, a
precious corner stone, a sure foundation: he that believeth shall
not make haste.”
—Isaiah, xxviii. 16.
Thus saith the Lord of Hosts—Behold,
Henceforth in Zion I make known,
By ancient prophecy foretold,
A tried, a precious Corner-Stone.
Henceforth in Zion I make known,
By ancient prophecy foretold,
A tried, a precious Corner-Stone.
A sure Foundation, which shall stand
When storms descend, and tempests beat;
When structures human skill has plann'd
Their fearful, final ruin meet.
When storms descend, and tempests beat;
When structures human skill has plann'd
Their fearful, final ruin meet.
Lord, thy right hand that Stone has laid,
O make it precious in our sight!
That in thy power, and through thy aid
Each builder may proceed aright.
O make it precious in our sight!
That in thy power, and through thy aid
Each builder may proceed aright.
On trustless sands, with heedless haste,
Man's Babel, rear'd, delights his eyes;
But, on the Rock of Ages plac'd,
Thy edifice must slowly rise.
Man's Babel, rear'd, delights his eyes;
But, on the Rock of Ages plac'd,
Thy edifice must slowly rise.
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There things corruptible are shown
Worthless materials still to be,
The incorruptible alone
Can form a temple worthy Thee.
Worthless materials still to be,
The incorruptible alone
Can form a temple worthy Thee.
Alike unfurnish'd, and unskill'd
Are we, except Thy grace provide;
Thou only canst instruct to build,
Who hast the Corner-Stone supplied.
Are we, except Thy grace provide;
Thou only canst instruct to build,
Who hast the Corner-Stone supplied.
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