Matthew 4:4: Jesus, the word, by which alone

Jesus, the word, by which alone
We live, doth from Thy mouth proceed:
The bread, unbless'd by Thee, is stone,
I'he stone which Thou hast bless'd, is bread:
Life of the death-devoted race,
The bread of Hfe vouchsafe to give,
And quicken'd by Thy word of grace
The life of hohness we live.
31. Then the devil taketh Him up into the holy city, c. — iv.

When Satan fails the souls to shake
Who in their God confide.
Sudden he changes his attack,
And urges them to pride:
He tempts them in the holy place,
That lifted up with joy,
And trusting in their gifts or grace.
They may themselves destroy.

Still to the pinnacle he brings
The men whom Jesus know,
Superior to all earthly things
Who see the world below:
Disciples of a tempted Lord
He sets them up on high,
That those who cannot doubt the word
May by presumption die.