Christ and His Cross Is All Our Theme

Christ and His cross is all our theme;

The mys­ter­ies that we speak

Are scan­dal in the Jew’s es­teem

And fol­ly to the Greek.

But souls en­light­ened from ab­ove

With joy re­ceive the word;

They see what wis­dom

pow­er

and love

Shine in their dy­ing Lord.

The vi­tal sa­vor of His name

Restores their faint­ing breath;

But un­belief per­verts the same

To guilt

des­pair

and death.

Till God dif­fuse His grac­es down

Like show­ers of heav’n­ly rain

In vain Apol­los sows the ground

And Paul may plant in vain.