The different success of the gospel. <br /> <br />1 Cor. 1:23,24; 3:6,7; 2 Cor. 2:16. <br /> <br />Christ and his cross is all our theme; <br />The myst'ries that we speak <br />Are scandal in the Jew's esteem, <br />And folly to the Greek. <br /> <br />But souls enlightened from above <br />With joy receive the word; <br />They see what wisdom, power, and love <br />Shine in their dying Lord. <br /> <br />The vital savor of his name <br />Restores their fainting breath; <br />But unbelief perverts the same <br />To guilt, despair, and death. <br /> <br />Till God diffuse his graces down, <br />Like showers of heav'nly rain, <br />In vain Apollos sows the ground, <br />And Paul may plant in vain.<br /><br />Isaac Watts<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/hymn-119/
