HOW far it reaches! Precious little word!
How wide in its embrace! and yet how small!
“All we like sheep" have wandered from the Lord,
But Christ, who died for sinners, “died for all.”
"For all have sinned," "all… have gone astray,"
So all must die, is God's divine decree.
But "I have sinned," each in faith may say,
And "He who died for sinners died for me.”
O'erleaping Jewish barriers, far and wide,
“The grace of God to all men hath appeared.”
"All that believe, by Him are justified,"
From every charge of sin and folly cleared.
Oh, grace illimitable! vast and free!
Ne'er was such grace declared since Adam's fall;
O'er sin abounding,—for, upon the tree
Christ died for sinners,—yes, Jesus "died for ALL.”
N. L. N.