The humiliation and exaltation of Christ. <br /> <br />Isa. 53:6-9,12. <br /> <br />Like sheep we went astray, <br />And broke the fold of God, <br />Each wand'ring in a diff'rent way, <br />But all the downward road. <br /> <br />How dreadful was the hour <br />When God our wand'rings laid, <br />And did at once his vengeance pour, <br />Upon the Shepherd's head! <br /> <br />How glorious was the grace <br />When Christ sustained the stroke <br />His life and blood the Shepherd pays <br />A ransom for the flock. <br /> <br />His honor and his breath <br />Were taken both away, <br />Joined with the wicked in his death, <br />And made as vile as they. <br /> <br />But God shall raise his head <br />O'er all the sons of men, <br />And make him see a num'rous seed, <br />To recompense his pain. <br /> <br />"I'll give him," saith the Lord, <br />A portion with the strong; <br />He shall possess a large reward, <br />And hold his honors long."<br /><br />Isaac Watts<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/hymn-142/
