IT IS FINISHED. 199 Who shall condemn us now? Since Christ has died, and risen, and gone above, For us to plead at the right hand of love, Who shall condemn us now? 'Tis God that justifies! Who shall recall the pardon or the grace, Or who the broken chain of guilt replace? "Tis God that justifies ! The victory is ours! For us in might came forth the One, For us he fought the fight, the trrumph won; The victory is ours! PRESS ON. Be brave, my brother! Fight the good fight of faith With weapons proved and true; Be faithful and unshrinking to the death, The recompense is great, The kingdom bright and fair; 'Tis but a life-time at the most, The day of rest is near. Be brave, my brother! He, whom thou servest, slights Not even his weakest one; No deed, though poor, shall be forgot, However feebly done. The prayer, the wish, the thought, The faintly spoken word, The plan that seemed to come to nought, Each has its own reward. Be brave, my brother! Enlarge thy heart and soul; Spread out thy free glad love, In slothful idleness, As if there were no work for thee In such a wilderness. Be brave, my brother! Stint not the liberal hand, Give in the joy of love; So shall thy crown be bright, and great Reward, not like the deed, That poor weak deed of thine; LAUS DEO. EVERLASTING praises Everlasting praises To the Saviour be! Everlasting praises To the blessed Trinity! Everlasting praises For the Father's love! Everlasting praises For the Saviour's love! Everlasting praises For the Spirit's love! Everlasting praises To the Three-One God of love! CREATION. In the beginning was the THE WORD; The Word was God. In the beginning was the Word; From everlasting was with God. His name I AM, Jehovah, God, the Lord, Ever to be adored; The eternal Son,— The ever-blessed One. From all, to all eternity, The brightness of the eternal Father's glory He! Creator of the heaven and earth, Their Lord and King. Creator of the heaven and earth, |