“Who is this that cometh from Edom, with dyed garments from Bozrah? this that is glorious in his apparel, travelling in the greatness of his strength? I that speak in righteousness, mighty to save.”
Isaiah 63:1 (64.64.66.64. Builth)
Who is this fearful foe
With presence chill –
His gaze and word of woe,
Unbending will?
He comes to high and low,
With unrelenting flow;
The fear of all below,
This Death so still.
Yet men forget their end,
From God they flee:
They on themselves depend,
With pride their plea.
Yet all their life is vain,
And foolish all their claim;
And though they death disdain,
They are not free.
Who is this Warrior true
Who now appears?
A mighty form who slew
Our dreadful fears!
Begotten from above,
With grace of heaven’s Dove,
He is the Lord of love:
Their debt He clears.
Now sin and death have failed
In all their scheme;
And Satan’s work destroyed:
God’s strength is seen.
The price of sin is paid,
A path of heaven is laid,
With life that cannot fade:
O glorious theme!
