Saturday, July 16, 2011

Manifested in Man

"God looked down from heaven upon the children of men, to see if there were any that did understand, that did seek God. Every one of them is gone back: they are altogether become filthy; there is none that doeth good, no, not one" (Psalm 53:2,3). "Jesus... knew all men, and needed not that any should testify of man: for He knew what was in man" (John 2:24,25).

God looked down from heaven's height
Upon the children of all men.
All were evil in His sight,
And even now it is as then.

So it was that Jesus knew,
And needed not for one to tell,
What was plain in His own view:
That we were surely fit for hell.

Lord, we thank You that You came
To change our fearful destiny!
You bore the judgment and the shame
We would have faced eternally!

Lord, we praise You for Your love
(In spite of what You saw within!)
That made us fit to dwell above
By purging from us all our sin!

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