In the two following verses we seem to hear the far-off noise of battle--a dim echo from the theological conflicts of bygone days, when the term 'Antinomian' was a favourite missile to hurl at an opponent.
| All praise to Christ the Righteous Who for my sin has died, And from the grave has risen That I be justified: Upon His throne of pity He intercedes for me, And names His life of sorrow, His death upon the tree. | | Now in the face of Moses, No friend shall have my plea: But Jesus Christ the Righteous Who died for one like me! In Jordan's swelling torrent, Or in that 'day to come,' I know His hand will hold me, And safely bring me home. | |
'Now in the face of Moses,' has in it the martial ring of some famous old battle-cry.