Devotional Verses Founded on and Illustrative of select Texts of Scripture [by Bernard Barton] |
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THE ONLY SAFE GLORY. |
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THE ONLY SAFE GLORY.
“But let him that glorieth glory in this, that he understandeth
and knoweth me, that I am the Lord which exercise loving-kindness,
judgment, and righteousness in the earth; for in these things
I delight, saith the Lord.”
—Jeremiah, ix. 4.
Let not the mighty glory in his might,
Let not the wise be of his wisdom proud,
Let not the rich man in his wealth delight,
For these shall vanish like a summer cloud.
Let not the wise be of his wisdom proud,
Let not the rich man in his wealth delight,
For these shall vanish like a summer cloud.
But he that glorieth—let it be alone
In understanding, Lord! and knowing thee,
Through mercy, judgment, righteousness made known
His strength, his wisdom, and his wealth to be.
In understanding, Lord! and knowing thee,
Through mercy, judgment, righteousness made known
His strength, his wisdom, and his wealth to be.
This is the understanding which makes wise,
Wise to salvation:—this the knowledge still
Which, far surpassing all the world supplies,
Restrains the passions, sanctifies the will.
Wise to salvation:—this the knowledge still
Which, far surpassing all the world supplies,
Restrains the passions, sanctifies the will.
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He who thus glories only seeks to show
His rev'rent homage to the Lord of all;
His is the lowly pride the humble know,
The exaltation which can fear no fall.
His rev'rent homage to the Lord of all;
His is the lowly pride the humble know,
The exaltation which can fear no fall.
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