426    C.M.     J. Stevens
“We see Jesus.” Heb. 2. 9; Matt. 28. 6

1 How great and solemn is the thing,
  For which we here are come;
  To view the death of Zion’s King,
  And gaze upon his tomb;

2 To see him, under death’s arrest,
  Enter the dismal grave;
  Awhile in that dark cell to rest,
  Our mortal flesh to save;

3 To see him in his grave-clothes lie,
  His life and glory gone;
  To ask ourselves the reason why
  This wondrous deed was done;

4 To view the wounds of which he died
  And own our sins the cause;
  To honour Christ the crucified,
  Adhering to his laws;

5 To trace him rising from the tomb
  In victory over all;
  The first-born Son of nature’s womb,
  That rose no more to fall.

6 Here, humble saints, your tribute pay;
  A risen Saviour sing;
  Come, be baptized without delay,
  In honour of your King.