English poem
The Pillar in GOD's heavenly Temple with its Inseription. Rev. iii. 12
by Philip Doddridge (1773–1832)
All-hail, victorious Saviour, hail! I bow to thy Command; And own, that David's roval Key Well fits thy sov'reign Hand.
Open the Treasures of thy Love, And shed thy Gifts abroad; Unveil to my rejoicing Eyes The Temple of my GOD.
There as a Pillar let me stand On an eternal Base ; Uprear'd by thine almighty Hand, And polish'd by thy Grace.
There deep engraven let me bear The Title of thy GOD; And mark the new Jerusalem, As my secure Abode.
In lasting Characters inscribe Thine own beloved Name, That endless Ages there may read The great Emanuel's Claim.
Lead on, my Gen'ral, I desy What Earth or Hell can do; Thy Conduct, and this glorious Hope Shall bear thy Soldier thro'.
More by Philip Doddridge
- The obstinate Sinner alarmed. Proverbs xxix. 1
- The Paralytick at Bethesda. John v. 6
- The peaceful State of the Soul, that trusteth in GOD. Isaiah xxvi. 3
- The Penitent brought back from Pit. Job xxxiii. 27. 28
- The Possibility of dying this Year. Jerem. xxviii. -16
- The present and future State of the Saint and Sinner compared. Luke xvi. 25
- The Privileges of Saints by the Blood of JESUS. 1 John i. 7
- The Proclamation of GOD'S Name to Moses, or divine Mercy and Justice. Exod. xxxiv. 6,-8