I'd like to share this beautiful Poem by Joseph Grigg in 1765.I came across it way back in the 90's in one of the books of Charles Swindoll. Come read along ,the timeless words of this Poem will remind us of the reasons on why we should not be ashamed of Jesus.
JESUS, AND SHALL IT EVER BE
Jesus, and shall it ever be,
A mortal man, ashamed of Thee?
Ashamed of Thee, whom angels praise,
Whose glories shine through endless days?
Ashamed of Jesus! sooner far
Let night disown each radiant star!
’Tis midnight with my soul, till He,
Bright Morning Star, bid darkness flee.
Ashamed of Jesus! O as soon
Let morning blush to own the sun!
He sheds the beams of light divine
O’er this benighted soul of mine.
Ashamed of Jesus! that dear Friend
On Whom my hopes of Heav’n depend!
No; when I blush, be this my shame,
That I no more revere His Name.
Ashamed of Jesus! yes, I may
When I’ve no guilt to wash away;
No tear to wipe, no good to crave,
No fears to quell, no soul to save.
Ashamed of Jesus! empty pride!
I’ll boast a Savior crucified,
And O may this my portion be,
My Savior not ashamed of me!
Thanks for posting Grigg's very convicting hymn! And actually, it IS a hymn. You can check it out at the address below. (And I recommend the use of the hymn tune Rimington.)
ReplyDeletehttp://www.hymntime.com/tch/htm/j/a/janshall.htm
Back again, a year later. Did you know Joseph Grigg wrote this hymn when he was only 10 years old? You can learn more about him and his hymn on my daily blog, Wordwise Hymns.
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