01.45. Excerpt9 - I Did the Will of God

Excerpt9 - I Did the Will of God

I fled Him when His grace pursued,
I did despite unto His name,
And delved me into sin so rude
That there my soul enforged a chain.

When captive to my own desire,
When blue with guilt and unnamed shame,
His long arm reached into the mire
And plucked me out - blest be His name!

Shall I leave others in their woe?
Shall I ignore their cries who sink?
Forbid it, Lord; I’ll rise and go
’Twixt Thee and them to be a link.

Unwearied may I lift the load
Of those who stagger ’neath sin’s spell;
Stab my poor heart with love’s strong goad
To battle powers of earth and hell.

Earth’s little strand is far too small
To barter for the judgment day,
When Powers and thrones and wealth and all
Forever shall have passed away.

Oh, Day of days, when I shall be
The cynosure of ten million eyes,
Oh, may my Savior say to me,
"Well done," as my eternal prize.

When unsupported I shall stand
Before Thy blazing bema seat,
Give me, my Lord, to understand,
I did the will of God complete.