Excerpt from poem “Meditations upon the love of Christ, in the redemption of elect sinners” by Hugh Clark.

O saints who share His love, in Him be glad,

Who love you, ere you a being had!

Why should you doubt His love to you, because

You cannot in yourself perceive the cause?

‘Twas not your worth of goodness could deserve

That He at first from death should you preserve,

Nor will your worthlessness, nor vileness make,

Your loving Lord your souls again forsake.

It was the goodness of His sovereign will

Engaged him first, and will engage Him still,

And since He love you from eternity,

Believe He’ll do the same eternally.

Lay by your doubtings, then, ye saints, and raise

Melodious songs to your Redeemer’s praise.

A Cloud of Witnesses for the Royal Prerogatives of Jesus Christ; Being the Last Speeches and Testimonies of Those Who Have Suffered for the Truth in Scotland Since the Year 1680, updated with notes by John H. Thomson, xiii.