"Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. This is the first and great commandment.... What think ye of Christ?.... How then doth David in Spirit call Him Lord?" (Matthew 22:37-43).
The first and greatest commandment we find
Is loving the Lord with all of your heart,
With all of your soul, and all of your mind,
Thus consecrating to Him every part.
Since David acknowledged the Lord of salvation
Was Christ seated high on His throne,
How great was His love and His humiliation
Displayed when He ransomed His own!
Though loving our Lord is the greatest command,
We are prompted not only by duty,
For knowing His love, we can now understand
And are drawn by His passion and beauty.
What think you of Christ? Have you thought on His love?
Have you been to the foot of His cross?
Have you thought on the reason He came from above
To save you from infinite loss?
How rightly He calls for our full consecration,
Since Christ was Himself sacrificed!
So may we thus offer a clear demonstration
Of our love for the Lord Jesus Christ!
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