Smyrna

I

The message first to Smyrna sent,
A message full of grace,
To all the Saviour’s flock is meant
In every age and place.

II

Thus to his church, his chosen bride,
Saith the great First and Last,
Who ever lives, though once he died,
“Hold thy profession fast.

III

“Thy works and sorrow well I know,
Perform’d and borne for me;
Poor though thou art, despised and low,
Yet who is rich like thee?

IV

“I know thy foes, and what they say,
How long they have blasphemed;
The synagogue of Satan they,
Though they would Jews be deem’d.

V

“Though Satan for a season rage,
And prisons be your lot,
I am your Friend, and I engage
You shall not be forgot.

VI

“Be faithful unto death, nor fear
A few short days of strife;
Behold! the prize you soon shall wear,
A crown of endless life!”

VII

Hear what the Holy Spirit saith,
Of all who overcome;
“They shall escape the second death,
The sinner’s awful doom!”