CAPTAIN MURDY had fought under Admiral Nelson in the great naval battle of Trafalgar. The British fleet won the day but it cost the life of Nelson.
Captain Murdy survived that battle and several other engagements. He won many medals. Each one told what engagement had been fought and the part Captain Murdy had had in them. They were a source of no little pleasure to him.
But the time came when Captain Murdy must leave behind all his medals, his earthly honors and glories. What could he speak of at that solemn hour?
His daughter told how that the last words he uttered were,
“Glory unto Jesus be,
From the curse who set me free;
All my guilt on Him was laid,
He the ransom fully paid.”
He had learned through the mercy and grace of God that his medals and honors and his high position down here would not take him to heaven. He knew that nothing but the blood of Jesus could admit him there and fit him for the very presence of God. Captain Murdy did not mention any of his achievements when he was dying. All earthly glories had to be left behind; they did not occupy his thoughts. The glory of Christ was in his mind.
He had been saved — brought to Christ — and could now rejoice in the Saviour of sinners.
“Glory unto Jesus be” — He “who His own self bare our sins in His own body on the tree.” 2 Pet. 1:24.
“Glory unto Jesus be” — He who saved me from judgment and brought me to God.
“Glory unto Jesus be” — He who is my rest and peace, my life, my joy, my all.
“Glory unto Jesus be"—with whom I am going to spend eternity, whom I am going to be with and like forever.
ML-05/05/1963