The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1895-11-30

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Must fall or stand as one;
The history Of the new"
Has witnesses untold,
| To cite abundant proof
Could easily be done.
XLV1.
But who could write book,
With features like the Gospel,
| If they were not facts
/ Stern as the eternal hills;
Could human brain invent
| Such wondrous things to tell,
If Christ was not a fact,
And all his miracles.
XLVII.
What think you then Of Christ, -
Is a question to decide.
| But what do nlultitudes
OF men judge him to be?
Some say he was a good man
| A teacher and a guide,
Only this and nothing more
Is Jesus Christ to thee.
Their right to believe no more
Is but their own invention;
Are not His sinlessness
And miracles as plain?
His passion, resurrection
/ And glorious ascension
Whose witnesses angellc
Announced His return again.
XIX.
Could these be set aside
The hope we have is false
And history itself
Is but a mess OF lies.
| The best deeds Of great men,
But believe the least of Christ,
Our history recalls:
Ignore His sacrifice!
tbs true all thieves and robbers
Climb up some other way,
Since truth stands at the entrance
OF the way of life;
Their sins and works of darkness
Would soon be brought to light
Should they make His acquaintance
And give up their strife.
'"This is the Son of God.
The Savior of the world
Some think is creed enough,
This, devils believe and tremble;
But more is to be believed;
His every act and word.
To systematic the same
Not left to private scramble.
But here the war begins
Twixt so-called Christian sects,
An argument for those
Who doubt Gods Holy Writ;
But not against the Bible
Or it's supposed defects,
| When right Interpretation,
| Is not by private writ.
No state could long exist
Whose avs were left explained
By every "Dick and Harry
On grounds that they could read.
| Just so true Church and faith
! Could never be maintained,
If to be changed or ruled
| BY private craft or creed.
| The hundred different sects
| All resting on the Bible
AS their sole rule of faith
For practice and for preaching,
| Are resting on opinion
| AS vague as ancient Sibyl.
| Can scripture be a rule
| To scores of hostile teaching!
| No! Christ ordained g. church
/ With altar, priest and victim,
| For God can have no church
| Without an altar in it;
| No altar, then no priest
| No priest. no sacrifice,
| No sacrifice, no victim,
| No victim. no atonement,
| No atonement without Christ.
! AGAINST. this church. He said,
"Helrs gates shall not PREVAIL
| Saying also to it's priests
':Who hcareth you heard me-
Who hateth you hates me,
| And he that hatch me
Hates my father, Also
! Whose kingdom cannot fail.
I.VII.
| .'Me hath the Father sent,
| SO likewise I send you,
| Go baptizc, teach and preach,
! All power to me is given,
I have forgiven sinners.
This power I give you, too;
Whose sins We do retain
They are retained in heaven
LVIII
| "Who heareth not the church
! Let him but be to thee,
A heather and a Publican
! Who have no faith and morals,
! The ground and pillar of truth, :.
My church shall ever be,
On every scripture truth
| Or truths OF IdlCH anu l1lOIclS.
! when depart from earth,
/ The Paraclete will come.
I To call to your remembrance
Whatever 1 have spoken;
He'll guide you in all truth.
| At present and to come
| NV church need never fear
| NV Word shall e'er be broken
For eighteen hundred years,
| This Church has stood the test,
| With Apostolic, Nicean
And Athanasian Creed.
| No lengthy documents
| Yet set the mind at rest j
| With Blessed Trinity
| And holy church we heed.
| In these her date and name
| Are fixed forever more;
| One, Holy, Catholic,
And Apostolic Church.
! All other churches fail 49,
! To counterfeit the form.
Which are her marks divine
| Well seen without a search.
| Most so-calIed churches date
/! Within four hundred years;
Hence are not of that faith
Once given to the Saints
! They have no sure tradition
| That can corroborate
! Their every creed and doctrines
| Without their private taints.
I All scots have beginning. EFast