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Nothing But His Bride

As Abraham in his old age would lie at Sarah's side;
as Isaac saw the camels bring Rebecca as his bride;
as Jacob labored fourteen years till wicked Laban gave
his daughter Rachel as the wife to whom his nephew clave;
as Othniel won Achsah's hand; as Boaz cherished Ruth;
as Elkanah blessed Hannah, who was favored from her youth;
Uriah with Bathsheba, as the ewe lamb he held dear;
like all these men, Lord Jesus, how I pray you draw me near!
If I shall never wed a wife; if she shall never bear;
if all my children die before they know their mother's care;
if I am envied by all men and for my wife am slain;
I know, despite these fiery trials, that I have You to gain.
What do I want beneath the sun except a loving wife?
What do I have to give you, Lord, but my entire life?
It was for my eternal life Christ Jesus came and died,
and in eternity, the Lord has nothing but His Bride.
~ by Michael Rew / Email: witness@psonnets.org

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