Acts 17:2, 3: Reason he did not cast aside

Reason he did not cast aside
As a vain gift on man bestow'd,
Nor deem'd it a sufficient guide
To' interpret all the mind of God,
But rightly used its glimmering ray
Which show'd the need of brighter day.

Discoursing from the written word,
Strong arguments of Christ he gave,
Dead, and again to life restored.
By both a sinful world to save:
He died for all your sins to' atone,
And raised, He draws you to His throne.

Preachers of Christ, His death we prove
The' accomplishment of His decree:
That strange necessity of love
Humbled and nail'd Him to the tree:
Yet urge, evince, and testify
That God, or all mankind must die.

His death the prophecies fulfill'd,
And laid the general ransom down,
The promises His rising seal'd,
Ensuring man's immortal crown:
And Jesus whom we preach, is He
The Christ that died and rose for thee.