Our Prince and Hope of Glory.
By Noah W. Vincent
Christ is precious to those that believe, as leader and prince. We need one to rule us, to be supreme Judge. Who so entitled to our loyalty, who so worthy our love and eternal fidelity, as he who loved us first, who loved us while we were without help, while we were sinners, enemies? he who then so loved us as to die for us. Let us give him our hearts, for he has bought us with his blood. Let us follow him, that we walk not in darkness. Let it be our pleasure to please him, our glory to realize and show forth his might, his favor and preciousness. Christ is our only hope. Glory be to his name. We ought to magnify Jesus as our Saviour. How lost, hopelessly lost were we, who have so vilely sinned against God, had there been no propitiation for sin. We deserved hellfire, even everlasting destruction. Christ died for our sins. Blessed be his name forever! Christ is our hope, our only and our blessed hope, as our deliverer from sin, and from the horrid second death. When shall be heard the groans and shrieks of the damned arising from the terrible flames that shall burn them up, and burn up their sin-defiled works, then shall it be felt how great and blessed a potentate is Jesus. How unspeakably sweet it will then be to know and feel that that mighty and lovely Saviour loves us and saves us. Oh, what anthems of ecstasy will then rise with sweetest music to the praise of Him who loved us and washed us from our sins in his own blood! Oh, the Lamb is worthy; unto him be sweetest songs, even glory forever. Amen. As we name his name, dear fellow-servants, let us depart from all iniquity. Pray that I, your most unworthy brother, may be forgiven all my iniquity for his sake, and that I may be thoroughly purified by his blood, and wholly consecrated to his service. I am guilty of many offenses, and I hope for that favor which is life only in consideration of Christ’s most painful, ignominious, propitiatory death. Oh, may God bless you, who are so much better than I am, and help you to be compassionate, and to do good. When He who is our life shall appear may we appear with him in glory; and with an abundant entrance, a joyful welcome, own him as our Salvation, and serve him as our Prince, our Glory, our Beloved in his happy and eternal kingdom. NOAH W. VINCENT.
Jeff. Co., Kansas.