I will make thee an eternal excellency, a joy of many generations. Thy sun shall no more go down, neither shall thy moon withdraw itself; for the Lord shall be thine everlasting light, and the days of thy mourning shall be ended. Thy people also shall be all righteous, they shall inherit the land for every the branch of my planting, the works of my hands shall be glorified. Isaiah 60:15; Isaiah 60:20-21. I will direct their work in truth, and will make an everlasting covenant with them. Isaiah 61:8. Thou shalt be a crown of glory in the hand of the Lord, and a royal diadem in the hand of thy God! and as the bridegroom rejoiceth over the bride, so shall thy God rejoice over thee. Isaiah 62:3-5. Proverbs 4:9. Sirach 15:2
O my dear Saviour and Bridegroom, how could it be possible for thee to take delight in such a sinful worm as I, if it was not entirely for the sake of thy gracious beauties, garment, and ornaments. But since it is thy pleasure to rejoice in thine own, works, what can I desire more agreeable to thy will, than the fulfilling of these engagements. Let me prosper evermore by the plantings of thy hand, that my works being done in thee, may glorify thy wondrous grace, and my life abound evermore with fruits meet for eternity.
Kind is the speech of Christ our Lord,
Affection sounds in every word:
What mighty wonders love performs,
And puts a comeliness on worms.
Defiled and loathsome as we are,
He makes us white, and calls us fair.
Adorns us with that heavenly dress,
His graces, and his righteousness.