564    C.M.     W. Gadsby
Glorying in the Cross of Christ. Gal. 6. 14

1 Dear Lord, forbid that we should boast,
  Save in the cross of Christ,
  Here may we confidently trust,
  And solemnly rejoice.

2 A triune God is here displayed
  In all his glorious hue;
  Here sinners may approach and live,
  Behold and love him too.

3 Here we have power to plead with God,
  And call the Lord our own;
  With pleasure view our Father sit
  Upon a smiling throne.

4 Lose sight of Jesus and his cross,
  And soon we fall a prey;
  Our lust and pride, by power or craft,
  Will carry us away.

5 But when, by faith, the cross we view,
  Such is its mighty power,
  Though earth and hell unite with sin,
  We conquer and adore.