1042    L.M.     T. Kelly
“I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ.” Rom. 1. 16

1 I need not blush to own that he,
  On whom my hope of heaven is built,
  Was crucified on yonder tree,
  Since ’tis his blood that cancels guilt.

2 Nor need I blush to call him Lord,
  Whom heaven adores with all its hosts;
  Yes, Jesus is by heaven adored,
  In him the brightest seraph boasts.

3 What though the world no glory sees
  In him my soul admires and loves,
  I wonder not – how should he please
  The man who of himself approves?

4 I too could boast of merit once,
  And Jesus had no charms for me;
  But all such claims I now renounce;
  No merit but in him I see.