Fight the good fight with all thy might;
Christ is thy Strength, and Christ thy Right;
Lay hold on life, and it shall be
Thy joy and crown eternally.

Run the straight race through God’s good grace,
Lift up thine eyes, and seek His face;
Life with its way before us lies,
Christ is the Path, and Christ the Prize.

Cast care aside, upon thy Guide,
Lean, and His mercy will provide;
Lean, and the trusting soul shall prove
Christ is its Life, and Christ its Love.

Faint not nor fear, His arms are near,
He changeth not, and thou art dear.
Only believe, and thou shalt see
That Christ is all in all to thee.
                                     John S. B. Monsell


Trust ye in the LORD for ever: for in the LORD JEHOVAH is everlasting strength  Isa 26:4

     “Christians, remember this, all the causes of prizing persons and things are eminently and only in Christ; therefore, set a very, very high price upon the Lord Jesus.  You prize some for their beauty; why, the Lord Jesus Christ is the fairest among the children of men. Ps. 45:1-2.  Cant. 5:10:  ‘My beloved is white and ruddy, the chiefest; or, the standard-bearer, among ten thousand.’  You prize others for their strength. Is. 26:4:  ‘Trust ye in the Lord forever:  for in the Lord Jehovah is everlasting strength.’  You prize others for bearing their father’s image; why, the Lord Jesus is the brightness of his Father’s glory, and the express image of his person. Heb. 1:3.  You prize others for their wisdom and knowledge; such a one is a very wise man, you say, and therefore you prize him; and such a one is a very knowing man, and therefore you prize him; why, all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge are in Christ. Col. 2:3.  The truth is, all those perfections and excellencies that are in all angels and men, are all epitomized in Christ.  All the angels in heaven have but some of those perfections that be in Christ.  All wisdom, and all power, and all goodness, and all mercy, and all love, etc., is in no glorified creature; no, not in all glorified creatures put together.  But now in Christ all these perfections and excellencies meet, as all water meets in the sea, and as all light meets in the sun.  Others you prize for their usefulness; the more useful persons and things are, the more you prize and value them.  The Lord Jesus Christ is of universal use to his people; why, he is the right eye of his people, without which they cannot see; and the right hand of his people, without which they cannot do, etc.  He is of singular use to all his people.  He is of use to weak saints, to strengthen them; and he is of use to doubting saints, to confirm them; and he is of use to dull saints, to quicken them; and he is of use to falling saints, to support them; and he is of use to wandering saints, to recover them.  In prosperity he is of use to keep his saints humble and watchful, spotless, and fruitful; and in adversity he is of use to keep them contented and cheerful.  All which should very much engage our hearts to prize this Christ.”                          
                                                                                                       Thomas Brooks