"Ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ,
that, though He was rich, yet for your sakes He became poor."
(2 Corinthians 8:9)
Of thy Father, pure delight, eternal Son!
Didst Thou set thy glory by, O rich One,
For Thy delights in these sons of men,
So humbling thyself and coming from heaven? (Prov. 8:30-31, Phil. 2:5-8)
Stooping from the holy place,
To a manger, in swaddling lace,
In this poor family, so adorned,
Thou didst e'en choose to be born
(Luke 2:7, Lev. 12:8, Luke 2 :24)
In thy youth thy wisdom increaseth,
In the despised city, even Nazareth,
As a carptenter thou wast busy
See His caracter, what modesty!
(MarK 6:23, Romans 12:16)
With the poor, in Jordan’s waters
With the repentant, electing quarters
But there to witness in his favor,
Dear to His heart, declares The Father.
(Mat. 3:13-17)
Sole Creator of time and space
Yet for thy head was found no place!
Thou thirsty was O precious Saviour
At Sichar’s well in that sixth hour!
(Luke 9:58, John 4:6-8)
In our midst in true poverty
Thou didst feed crowds of many!
The lame, the deaf and the blind
All enriched by thee, so kind!
(John 6:1-12, Mat. 12:15)
Questioned by the pharisees,
As to coins of roman money,
"Show me who’s on that tribute
Was thine answer "O destitute"
(Mark 12:14-17)
Of thy vesture, thy sole belonging
Our cruel hands didst do the stripping.
And then cast lots on our theft
Taking all from the Bereft!
(Mat.27:37)
On the cross, of bitter dread
Thy precious blood, a fortune shed,
It alone paid the debt immense
Accumulated by our offense
(Mat. 27, John 19:34, 1 Pet. 1:18)
As the sparrow, so solitary
We see thee hanging on Calvary!
Thou, then, the man of sorrows
Now crowned with glory on the morrow!
(Ps. 102:7, Isaiah 53:3, Heb. 2:9)
Prince of life, as thou promised
Of thy Spirit I’ve been enriched
Revealing now the hidden treasure;
Of thy grace, beauty, and Father’s pleasure
(Acts 3:15, 1 Thes. 4:8, Col.2:3)
The poor man who saved the city
None remembered, what a pity
Oh, do keep me from forgetting
Thee glorious Saviour I’m expecting!
(Ecc. 19:13-18, Rev. 22:7)
NOTE: All Bible references are from the King James Version unless otherwise specified. All unsigned material is in the spirit of Ecc. 12:11. Send all correspondence, comments, suggestions to: dailysowers@tlb.sympatico.ca