Salvation, righteousness, and strength in Christ. <br /> <br />Isa. 45:21-25. <br /> <br />Jehovah speaks! let Isr'el hear; <br />Let all the earth rejoice and fear, <br />While God's eternal Son proclaims <br />His sovereign honors and his names. <br /> <br />"I am the last, and I the first, <br />The Savior God, and God the just; <br />There's none beside pretends to show <br />Such justice and salvation too. <br /> <br />["Ye that in shades of darkness dwell, <br />Just on the verge of death and hell, <br />Look up to me from distant lands; <br />Light, life, and heav'n are in my hands. <br /> <br />"I by my holy name have sworn, <br />Nor shall the word in vain return; <br />To me shall all things bend the knee, <br />And every tongue shall swear to me.] <br /> <br />"In me alone shall men confess <br />Lies all their strength and righteousness; <br />But such as dare despise my name, <br />I'll clothe them with eternal shame. <br /> <br />"In me, the Lord, shall all the seed <br />Of Isr'el from their sins be freed; <br />And by their shining graces prove <br />Their int'rest in my pard'ning love."<br /><br />Isaac Watts<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/hymn-84/
