165    C.M.     Isaac Watts
Christ and his Cross. 1 Cor. 1. 18-24; 3. 6, 7

1 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.

2 But souls enlightened from above
  With joy receive the word;
  They see what wisdom, power, and love
  Shine in their dying Lord.

3 The vital savour of his name
  Restores their fainting breath;
  Believing, they rejoice in him,
  The Antidote of death.

4 [Till God diffuse his graces down,
  Like showers of heavenly rain,
  In vain Apollos sows the ground,
  And Paul may plant in vain.]