CHRIST'S SYMPATHY TO WEARY PILGRIMS
by Octavius Winslow
WHAT A BOUNDLESS, FATHOMLESS OCEAN!
LEAN HARD!
THE FLAMING SWORD OF JUSTICE
SO FATHOMLESS, BOUNDLESS, AND INEXHAUSTIBLE!
LOVE SUFFERING, AND BLEEDING, AND EXPIRING!
IT IS I
THE PERSONAL ATTRACTIONS OF JESUS!
A FATHER'S HAND!
FOR YOU!
LIFE IS LIKE A PAINTED DREAM
FOR ME, A WORM!
THE TEARS OF JESUS!
WHY THEN, THESE FEARS?
CHRIST'S SLEEPLESS VIGILANCE OVER HIS PEOPLE!
LOOKING AT THE WORLD THROUGH THE CROSS
BRING YOUR SORROWS TO ME
THIS DIVINE SECRET!
FOR ME, A POOR, WORTHLESS SINNER!
THE WRATH OF GOD LET LOOSE UPON HIS SON!
OH, ENCOURAGING TRUTH!
YOUR PRESENT ADVERSITY
THE LITTLE THINGS OF LIFE!
ALL DROPPING FROM THE OUTSTRETCHED
ALL THE VARIED DEALINGS
THAT MOST EXCELLENT AND SUPERLATIVE KNOWLEDGE!
A SOUL-SATISFYING SPECTACLE!
THE ALTOGETHER LOVELY ONE!
THE CHIEF OBJECT OF YOUR STUDY
THE MOST ACCESSIBLE AND PRECIOUS SPOT
HOW EMPTYING, HUMBLING, AND ABASING!
WHEN HIS BEAUTY IS SEEN
YOUR ALMIGHTY FRIEND!
THE ASTONISHING, THE MARVELLOUS LOVE!
BECAUSE HE LOVED HER!
ETERNALLY REPOSE YOUR WEARY SOUL
THE SOLITARY OBJECT OF HIS LOVE!
CHRIST MUST BE ALL!
THAT FRIEND!
AS THOUGH IT HAD NEVER BEEN!
WHAT IS HEAVEN?