“That whosoever!” Blessed God,
Thy mercy gave the word;
For every dart, my shield of faith
Shall be “Thus saith the Lord.”
Wide is the earth, and far away
Is Calvary’s Mount from me;
Yet “Whosoever” reacheth out
Unto the utmost sea.
Long is the time; and Jesus’ love—
Men call the story old;
But “Whosoever” still remains
To speak the love, not cold.
Great is my sin, God only knows
The “all” that He has seen;
That “Whosoever” plainly tells
The foulest may he clean.
No place, no time, no guilt, blest Lord.
No teaching false shall hide
Thy “Whosoever’s” glorious power,—
My gift from Him who died.
ML 03/29/1925