Christian Songs, Song XLIII

Behold the Traitor is gone forth To work his dark designs; The Son of man's now glorify'd; God's glory in him shines!

2 If God be glorify'd in him, The sure effect shall be, Him in himself he'll glorify; And this ye soon shall see.

3 Thus spake the Lord, before his death, To cause his friends attend To that event, at which all heav'n Doth wonder without end.

4 Thus said;—his virtue stood the shock Of darkness' pow'rs combin'd; Virtue was ne'er so try'd before, Nor so triumphant shin'd.

5 Not heav'n and earth, when all their host First into order rose, Obedient as commanded, could So much of God disclose.

6 Their steady course while they maintain'd, Or changed at his word, Such glorious honour to his will Ne'er did, nor could afford.

7 Here, all the glories of that love, Which all perfection claims, He brought to view, here in its strength Each Godlike beauty beams.

8 Sure, as foretold, th' effect appear'd; Earth quak'd; he from the dead Was by the father's glory rais'd, O'er all things to be head.

9 His friends beheld him mount to heav'n, And as he pierc'd the sky, The glory met him to conduct Him to his throne on high.

10 He thence to them the Spirit sent Himself who glorify'd, That of his glory they might be By sharing certify'd;

11 Among the nations to declare How highly God did prize That lovely lowly character Which mortals did despise:

12 That all his chosen finding joy Where God's good pleasure lyes, Wean'd from the earth, might place their hope With him above the skies.