poetry

Lamentations 1.22 ~ Remember

Let all their wickedness come before thee; Remember the Blood shed for many, And do unto them, as thou hast done unto me, Draw them by your gracious Spirit. For all my transgressions, You laid on the Cross of Christ. For my sighs are many, May sanctification continue; And my heart is faint, Strengthen meContinue reading “Lamentations 1.22 ~ Remember”

An Advent Poem; Luke 2:23

(As it is written in the law of the Lord, Every male that openeth the womb shall be called holy to the Lord;) Luke 2:23 What an ignominious birth, What holy fidelity; A baby looks to the past, And claims His right as holy; His own decree, laid down, His condescension waited. A little oneContinue reading “An Advent Poem; Luke 2:23”

Gloriosi Salvatoris

‘Tis the Name, by right exalted Over every other Name, That when we are sore assaulted Puts our enemies to shame; Strength to them that else had halted, Eyes to blind, and feet to lame.

Lamentations 1.21 ~ Their Bath

They have heard that I sigh, The enemies that lay in wait. There is none to comfort me, With all my lovers gone. All mine enemies have heard of my trouble, They bathe in my grief. They are glad that thou hast done it, Suffering seen from afar is a curiosity. Thou wilt bring theContinue reading “Lamentations 1.21 ~ Their Bath”