My Son, Be Wise, And Hearken To My Voice

My son, be wise, and hearken to my voice—
The wisdom I impart will do you well:
Think not God left to sinful Mankind’s choice
To make his destiny in Heaven or Hell.
For long before the universe He made,
God chose in Christ those who would be His own,
And in the course of time, for them Christ paid
With blood that from His tortured body has flown;
Then as all men are born, and live their life,
God draws to Him all those that in His grace
He chose to make a part of His Son’s wife—
To see and savour of His glorious face.
             And so, my son, your end below or above,
             Is determined not by you, but by God’s love.

 

Philip Bramblet