3 John: Wuat then are they, who dare deride

Wuat then are they, who dare deride
Thy saints for doing good?
They never saw the Crucified,
Or felt the sprinkled blood:
They never shall our glorious Lord,
Without repentance, see,
For only doers of Thy word
Are saved at last by Thee.
By wilful sin the man who wrongs
Himself, his neighbours, or his God,
To Satan, not to Christ belongs:
He knows not that atoning blood,
Nor sees the great Invisible,
But sleeps within the mouth of hell.

The man by faith who truly lives,
And strives his faithfulness to' approve,
Employs the talents he receives
In all the toils of humble love,
May cry with confidence Divine,
I am my God's, and He is mine!
3435. Behold, the Lord cometh with ten thousands, &c.—14, 15.
("The Judge of all, the righteous Lord,
Doth with His holy myriads come,")
And tremble at your instant doom!

Ye just, the faithful God and true
Comes, to be glorified in you, -
Rejoice to see the Judge descend,
And boldly meet your heavenly Friend!
3430. But ye, beloved, building up yourselves on, &°c.—20, 21.

To Zon's sacred top
Unwearied let us press,
And build each other up
In faith and holiness,
And praying in the Spirit prove
The depth and height of purest love.
2 ° The grace with Christ bestow'd
Thus only we retain,
Nearer approach to God,
And all His image gain, _
But hang on His mere mercy still,
Till wafted to the heavenly hill.