(2 Cor. 5:21.)

"Made sin!" and who?-the One who knew no sin;
Who, ere time was, did in God's bosom dwell,
Yet thought not Deity a prize to win-
Whose peerless glory man can never tell:
The Lord by whom were all the ages made,
The ever-living, ever-blest I AM-
Adored before earth's foundations were laid,
The Lord of Glory, God's beloved Son!

"Made sin!"-that which God must e'er abhor,
Which left a curse on all of Adam's train-
Breeder of strife and cause of bloody wars,
Of earth's fierce tumults, pestilence and pain,
The worm whose gnawings cause all life to fade,
Leaving behind a death-bestrewed path:
The Sinless One a sacrifice was made,
And bore the fury of God's holy wrath!

"Made sin!"-for whom? For us!-Deep mystery!
Who all in trespasses and sins were dead,
Hopelessly bad, corrupt beyond degree,
By all unclean and evil passions led.
Yes, such were we when God's Son sin was made;
Bearing the curse, a ruined world to bless;
And we became(our ransom fully paid)
Not only made clean, but God's righteousness!

Oh, give us men consumed with holy zeal,
With souls on fire, with heart and tongue aflame-
Men set apart, who bear the Spirit's seal,
To tell abroad the glories of Christ's name!
Let them with joy this worthy Name confess;
Hard hearts shall break and streams of life shall flow;
Millions shall live that worthy Name to bless,
That else would perish in the overthrow.

M. S. Gallager