The scriptures that I asked Brother
Mike to read, Paul spoke in the way that he did. He was forced
to, so to speak, to vindicate his apostleship, which some of
the believers in the church at Corinth were beginning to question,
and the reason they were false teachers that Paul made mention
of, as Brother Mike read to us. false teachers claiming to be
superior to Paul, claiming themselves to be apostles, who were not,
and claimed that Paul wasn't. So for that reason Paul vindicated
himself. That's the reason he listed his
sufferings in the cause of Christ in chapter 11. And he continues
along that same vein in chapter 12. Verse 9 shall be our text. Verse 9, where we read these
words of the Lord Jesus to his faithful servant concerning that
thorn in the flesh. Christ said, I'll not remove
it. I won't remove it, but I will do this. My grace is sufficient
for thee. Isn't that comforting, child
of God? Christ says to you and I, Not
just the apostle. This is his promise to every
one of his suffering children, no matter what the cause of their
trial or heartache or tribulation might be. It doesn't specify
that, does it? It's not necessary. Whatever
it is, whenever it is, from whatever source it might come, Christ
says to you and I, my grace, my grace is sufficient For you,
I think that I could find no better comment on this than one
I found by Brother Henry Mahan. I want to share it with you concerning
this thorn in the flesh. Henry wrote, someone wrote to
me recently and asked, what was Paul's thorn in the flesh? Isn't
that typical? I mean, we get caught up on the
thorn in the flesh and forget, neglect what the remedy for that
thorn is. My grace. My grace is sufficient. That's where the focus should
be. But anyway, Henry said, I replied, I don't know. But it really does
not matter what it was. The important thing is who gave
it and why. The Heavenly Father gave the
thorn. and it was given for Paul's spiritual good and well-being.
The Lord's answer to Paul's prayer that the thorn be removed was
satisfactory to Paul. My grace is sufficient for thee. Our Lord has a purpose for every
trial I encounter and he will fulfill that purpose for my good
and his glory. I believe I have learned, dear
Henry wrote, I believe I have learned this. His grace, His
gospel, and His strength are more manifest, more glorified,
and more appreciated in my weakness during trial. When I have nothing to say, nothing
to contribute, nothing in which to find comfort or joy, I will
look more to Him and find all I need. Has that not been your
experience? When we are gently forced constrained
by His grace to look away from every arm of the flesh, including
our own, then we appreciate His grace during that trial in a
way that we just could not do otherwise. If infirmities and
trials serve to make me look more to my Lord and have less
confidence in and concern for this flesh, then I rejoice in
infirmities. You see why I say I think that's
a very good commentary on our text here in 2 Corinthians 12
and 9. What a blessing these words must
have been to the Apostle Paul to hear Christ himself speak
them. That makes all the difference,
doesn't it? When we read a promise like this,
when we read words like this, my grace is sufficient for thee,
the one who speaks those words makes all the difference. Who
says so? Christ. Christ. Christ all-sufficient. You remember
in Genesis chapter 17, the Lord appeared to Abraham when he was
99 years old. after Hagar had been given to him to
help fulfill the promise. God didn't need their help. So
he appears to Abraham when he's 99 years old and he said, I'm
the Lord God Almighty. I'll do exactly what I promised
you that I would do. The Lord God Almighty, that is
El Shaddai. God all-sufficient is how he
revealed himself to Abraham. And that's what he says here
to Paul. My grace is all-sufficient, able to save, able to do his
will, able to bestow all of his grace. Christ has and gives sufficient
grace. Again, I call your attention
to this verse and I want you to notice what you surely know,
but as Peter said, to remind you, to stir you up is not a
problem, but it's safe, it's necessary. My grace is sufficient
for you. Notice there's no qualifications
there. There's no ifs in the promise,
no buts, no stipulations. He simply says, my grace is sufficient. Aren't you so grateful that Christ
doesn't say to you, child of God, my grace is sufficient for
you most of the time, on most occasions? No, always, always. We've often spoke to ourselves
or thought to ourselves concerning a particularly difficult time,
a particularly heavy trial, something that just breaks our heart. We think, this will be the end
of me. Anybody not done that? Anybody
not guilty of that? Anybody not thought that, if
not actually said it to someone else? This will be the end of
me. This will be the death of me.
I won't get through this. And you know what? Child of God,
that's true. That trial, that burden, that
heartache will be the end of you only if Christ All sufficient,
only if Christ El Shaddai forsakes you. If he forsakes you, if Christ
changes himself. That's what's necessary. Before
one of his sheep perishes, before that trial should ever be the
end of them, Christ himself would have to forsake them. And he
says, I'll never do that. I'll never forsake my own. If
his grace ceases to be all sufficient, as we have here, if what he promises
here ceases to be, and his grace becomes insufficient, then that
will be the end of me. But the text puts an end to those
thoughts. Oh, puts an end to such a supposition,
oh, that it would put an end to my doubts as well, because
I have no grounds for them. The text says, no, that's never
going to happen. That's never going to happen.
I'll tell you what I've, was it Brother John said Sunday morning,
used the expression, chewing the cud? I've done that all day
long, thinking about this text. So rich, Mike. So full. Without limit. Without qualification. The only qualification that's
mandatory doesn't reside in me. It resides in Him. The question
is not how great is my need. The question is how great is
His grace. And really there's no question
about that, is there? My grace is sufficient for you. Grace is who God is. That's who God is. That's an
attribute of our God. He's the God of all grace. The God of all grace. Another
sweet word. The God of all grace. Is that enough for me, Lester?
Do you suppose that the God of all grace has enough grace for
this weak, helpless sinner? Is that enough? But not only
is grace what God is, grace is what God does. Moses said, if
I found favor, favor, that's one definition of grace, unmerited
favor. If I've found such favor in your
sight, O God, show me your glory. Show me your glory. And you remember
what the Lord said to him. So many things demonstrate God's
glory, but He said to Moses first and foremost, I will be gracious,
my soul. That's glorious. That's glorious. You ask any sinner that's experienced
his grace and favor, that he's been pleased to show his glorious
grace to, that he's gracious in his glory and glorious in
his grace, and they'll say, man, that's something. I will give
grace and glory. That's what God says. That's
what God says, I will, I will. Now I know we live in a day of
religious ignorance and spiritual darkness where people stand,
where men stand just as I'm doing tonight and they speak about
a God who cannot execute His will, that cannot have His way,
that is dependent upon the fickle will of fallen man before his
purpose can be realized or accomplished. They never found that in this
book. Nowhere in this book. Oh, no, no. Thank God that's
not true. Thank God that is not so. God
says, I will. I will. Brothers and sisters
in Christ, that pretty much settles the issue, doesn't it? I will. If God Almighty God Almighty,
Lord over all and blessed forever. If the God of all grace says,
I will, it's a done deal. If he says, I will be gracious,
somebody is going to experience his marvelous grace. There's
just no question about it. And he says, I will not only
give grace, I will give glory. My will shall bring it to pass.
And he says over and over again, especially in the book of Isaiah,
I will do all my pleasures, saith the Lord. Who shall stave my
hand, or say unto him, what doest thou? I will have my way. Anytime you hear any man, I don't
care who he is, he may have so many degrees, You can refer to
him as Dr. Fahrenheit, but if he talks about
a God who can't have his way, he's blind, he's ignorant, don't
listen to him. Don't get out of bed for that.
That's what I told my mother a while back, talking about hearing
somebody somewhere and what they had to say, and I said, Mom,
I wouldn't get out of bed for that. You'd be more edified just
to stay home and sleep. You'd be better off. Listen to
the messages that Bobby sends to you. Listen to those. Don't
listen to that. Don't listen to a man tell lies
on God. Don't listen to a man degrade
our great and glorious God. Don't give ear to it. Don't do
it. Just don't do it. The God of all grace says, I
will. That's got music in it, child
of God. That's got music in it. You bring your cares, and you've
got them. And they're not pretend, they're
real. They hurt. When Paul mentioned that he was
forced to glory, to vindicate his apostleship, he felt these
things. He felt those perils. He felt the hurt of false brethren. He felt the burden and the care
of all the churches. He wasn't immune from that. Oh,
but he says God promised that his grace would be sufficient. I will, our great God and Savior
says. I will give you grace. I will
give you grace and glory. Is that enough? Measure your need by the supply
of his grace. Which is greater? Which is greater? My need or his grace? He giveth and he giveth and he
giveth more grace. This needy sinner likes the sound
of that. God's answer to my weakness,
my sin, my demerit is His unmerited all-sufficient grace. Paul in
Romans 11, let me read this to you. Romans 11, verses 5 and
6. Even so, at this present time,
are you ever tempted to think in this dark, spiritually dark,
dark time that we live in, are you ever tempted to doubt this?
Are you ever tempted to wonder, what's God doing? Is anything
happening? Is anybody experiencing God's
grace? The next time you're tempted
to think about that, just look around. Look around. Open your
eyes and you see that this world is still existing. That's evidence. That's proof that God is still
accomplishing His will. The only reason this world exists
is because the Great Shepherd is still calling out His sheep. That's the reason and that's
the only reason. Yes, He's accomplishing His glorious
purpose of grace. Paul said, just like in Elijah's
time, just like in Paul's time and just like in our time. This
is true, even so at this present time. Also there is a remnant,
a remnant, oh my, a remnant A remnant of redeemed sinners? A remnant
that will be called by His grace? Yes, because this remnant is
according to the election of grace. And God didn't choose
them for any good in them. That never was a consideration
and it never will be a consideration. And I'll tell you what, helpless
sinners like the one trying to preach to you tonight finds great
comfort in that. that my acceptance before a righteous,
holy God is in no way dependent upon what I do or what I fail
to do. It's an election of grace. And
Paul concludes this. He rightly infers this from that
blessed, blessed truth of God's election of grace, verse 6. And
if by grace, then it is no more works. Who would have a problem with
that? Who would have a problem with
that? I'll tell you who. Those who are trusting their
works. Pharisees. Those who are going about to
establish their own righteousness. Those who've never submitted
to the righteousness of God in Christ Jesus. They have a problem
with that. Oh, that makes their neck turn
red. Oh, but not to a needy sinner.
Not to someone who's been stripped by that same amazing grace. To
hear this, if by grace then it is no more works. Oh, I'm so
glad of that because all my works are just filthy rags. Where by
grace are you saved through faith, not by works. That's good news. But if it be of works, then it
is no more grace, otherwise work is no more work. My greatest need as a believer,
and yours too, living in this God-hating, that's exactly right,
this God-hating, Christ-rejecting world, And they proved that again
and again. They proved it just a week or
so ago when they shoved this abominable law, this damning,
I'm searching for words to describe it, until tell us it's legal. The sodomites not only must promote
their perversion, it's protected. Well, those judges that pass
that will one day find out that God Almighty has not changed
His mind about marriage. He's not redefined what He said
marriage is. But this God-hating, Christ-rejecting
world, which that was just a demonstration of, my greatest need in living
in it, trying to live for God's glory, is this. The only hope
I have of doing so is this. Grace. Grace. To hear this blessed, blessed
word. Larry, my grace is sufficient
for thee. Only his grace can keep me from
falling. And you too. You too. I've served
God 50 years. Let him take his hand off of
you for half a minute and you'll be cursing him and
denying him just like Peter. Oh no, his grace can keep me
from falling and only his grace will keep me from not during
trials cursing him as Job's wife said that he should do, cursing
God and blaming Him for the heartache. What can prevent that? His all-sufficient
grace. As our sufferings abound, His
grace abounds more. Grace sufficient because it reigns. God's grace reigns. If it doesn't, it's useless. If God's grace doesn't reign
over my sin, what good is it? If God's grace doesn't abound
above my sin, then what good is it? Where is the sweetness
in His promise, my grace is sufficient for thee, if it's not reigning,
ruling, superabounding, sovereign grace? Oh, but it is. Turn, if you will, to chapter
1 here in 2 Corinthians. This is what Paul tells us here
in 2 Corinthians 1. Verse 3. Verse 3 of chapter 1. Blessed be the God, blessed be
God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies,
and the God of all comfort. Really? Absolutely. Who comforted
us in all our tribulations, that we may be able to comfort them
which are in any trouble by the comfort wherewith we ourselves
are comforted of God. For as the sufferings of Christ
abound in us, so our consolation also aboundeth by Christ. Oh yes, His grace always arises
to the occasion. Always. And whether we be afflicted,
it is for your consolation and salvation, which is effectual
in the enduring of the same sufferings which we also suffer. Or whether
we be comforted, it is for your consolation and salvation. And
our hope of you is steadfast." Wow, Paul. These Corinthians
were a mess. I mean, they once said, I'm of
Paul, I'm of Apollos, I like Peter. Some denied you were even
an apostle. They were lending their ears
to a bunch of lies and gossip. What do you base that on, Paul?
Our hope of you is steadfast. That as ye are partakers of the
sufferings, so shall ye also be of the consolation. We would
not, brethren, have you ignorant of our trouble which came to
us in Asia. That we were pressed out of measure,
above strength, insomuch that we despaired even of life. That's
Paul talking. You mean Paul felt that way?
Oh yeah. But we had the sentence of death in ourselves that we
should not trust in ourselves, but in God. But in God, which
raiseth the dead, who delivered us from so great a death, and
doth deliver, in whom we trust that he will yet deliver us. Yes, he giveth and he giveth
and he giveth more grace. Just as our trials are real,
as Paul expressed his being, just as they're real and constant
and felt, so God's grace is real and it's constant. The supply
of grace is never shut off. It's never closed, and it's real,
and it's felt. None are exempt from sufferings,
God's people, and none are exempt from his reigning grace. I read this the other day. I
think it was in David Edmondson's bulletin about Thomas Manton. He was an old English Puritan
back in the 1600s. He was asked to preach before
the Lord Mayor. Well, how do you do? And he delivered
a sermon that was notable for its display of learning. You
see, he confessed he wanted to impress the Lord Mayor. His desire
wasn't God's glory, but impressing the Lord Mayor. This sermon lacked
nothing. It was notable rather for its
display of learning, but lacked, lacked a sweet, sweet doctrine. of God's grace. As he left the
building, a shabby man seized him by the sleeve, and he said,
Sir, I came hoping to get some good for my soul, but I could
understand very little of what you said. There was nothing for
me, nothing for a poor, hungry sinner. Matt looked at the ragged
man for a moment and said, my friend, it was not I that gave
you a sermon. You have just given me one. And
with the help of the living God, I shall never be so great a fool
again. You pray for me each time I stand
up here that I will not be such a great fool either, but give
you the unsearchable riches of the Lord Jesus Christ. You've come here tonight. with
a great need. And tomorrow, when you awake,
you'll have a great need. And every hour of every day that
you live in this world, you'll have a great need. You know what
it is? The need of God's grace. God's
grace. And my prayer for you is that
Christ, from whom grace flows, by whom and through whom grace
reigns, will himself confirm this promise to you. that he
who spoke as never a man yet spake will say to you tonight,
my grace is sufficient for you." I was listening to Judy Estes,
which I often do. She was singing a hymn about
this very, very subject. I thank you to ring a bell with
every child of God. Fearful days I remember when
I first saw my sin. Saw the law that I'd broken,
saw my judgment so grim. But then I cried out to Jesus
and his word came to me. Child, my grace is sufficient,
sufficient for thee. Often the tempter accuses when
I fall on my face. How can you be a Christian for
you're such a disgrace? He ever said that to you? He
ever said that to you? Every day. Every day. How can
you be a Christian? You're such a disgrace. I know
of only one answer, just one thing I can plead, that His grace
is sufficient, sufficient for me. Oh, sometimes how I fail
Him, sins I hate, I embrace. Now I'm sure I'm forsaken and
I've fallen from grace. But as I bow down before Him,
I find mercy so free. He says, my child, my grace is
sufficient, sufficient for thee. Let's, and I'll be brief, break down this sweet word of
promise, my grace is sufficient for thee, my grace, my grace. Let's go to the very source.
Let's go to the fountainhead. Grace flows from there. Timothy,
Paul wrote, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus. Now, oh now. Now we're on solid
ground. Because we're looking unto him.
Look unto me, he said, and be ye saved. A priest can give people
religion. Churches can give them their
traditions. They do it all the time. But
only God's all-sufficient grace flows to helpless, needy sinners
from His all-sufficient Son, Jesus Christ Himself. Turn, if
you will, to John's Gospel, chapter 1. John chapter 1. I could quote
this. You know it as well as I do.
We've memorized it. But let's look at it. Let's just
look at it. Here's the source of that grace
which is sufficient. Here's the source. Verse 14,
And the Word was made flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld
His glory, the glory as the only begotten of the Father, full
of grace and truth. Oh my! Would you look at Him? Look at Him. There stands grace
in a person. There stands the Word made flesh,
the very personification of all God's grace dwelling in Him. The fullness of the Godhead bodily. Grace in a person. Isn't he lovely? Isn't he altogether lovely? Look
at verse 15 here. John bear witness of him and
cried saying, this was he of whom I spake. This is John the
Baptist now. He that cometh after me is preferred
before me. preferred before me for he was
before me and of his fullness have we all received and grace
for grace grace for grace just shaking down shaking down more
grace shake it down more grace grace upon grace see grace made flesh John said,
see grace dwelling among us. Isn't that amazing? See grace
going about and that body may liken to his brethren fulfilling
all the will of a holy God. See grace living made of a woman
made under the law. See grace in him dying for us. What grace. God made him to be
sin for us who knew no sin that we might be made the righteousness
of God in him. And see grace afterwards exalted
to glory. Exalted to glory. Turn if you
will to 2 Peter. Or 1 Peter, I'm sorry. 1 Peter
chapter 2. 1 Peter 2 verse 4. Well, verse 3, if so be you have
tasted that the Lord is gracious. Well, if you have. To whom coming
as unto a living stone disallowed indeed of men, but, but, let
men do what they will. He's chosen of God and precious.
He also is living stones are built up a spiritual house, a
holy priesthood to offer up spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God
by Jesus Christ. Wherefore, it also is contained
in the scripture, Behold, I lay in Zion a chief cornerstone,
elect, precious, and he that believeth on him shall not be
confounded. Unto you, therefore, which believe,
he is precious, precious. Oh, is he not Oh, how precious
is that fountainhead of all grace. I see multitudes of sinners coming
to him. Multitude of sinners, not good
sinners. No, good sinners don't come to
him. No, they don't come to him. We don't need him. We're not
sick. We don't need that physician.
No, but bad sinners come. Not righteous sinners, but unrighteous
sinners. not strong sinners. No, they
don't need his help, but those that are without strength, the
ungodly, the unclean, the hopeless cases come to him, the worst
of the lot. We see them coming unto El Shaddai,
God all-sufficient, and behold, behold, the result of their coming,
multitudes of sinners, Oh my soul, what sins, what vileness,
what corruption, what depravity, and yet they come to Him. There is a fountain filled with
blood drawn from Emmanuel's veins and all those sinners, every
one of those sinners, that plunge beneath that blood, oh my soul,
they lose all their guilty stains. Hallelujah, what a savior he
is. That's not all. Thank God for
this, that that dear dying lamb The blood of that dear dying
lamb shall never lose its power till all the ransomed church
of God be saved to never sin no more. No wonder Paul found
comfort in this sweet word from the lips of our Redeemer. My
grace is sufficient for you. God forgive me. God forgive me
for measuring his mercy by my merit. God forgive me for that,
Lester. By measuring God's mercy and
my acceptance before God upon my merit, I don't have any. It's no wonder when I do that
that I become cast down, my soul. Is there any other option? If
I measure my acceptance before God by any other measurement,
then the Lord Jesus Christ himself, then my soul will be cast down. Oh, but when I made to remember
that God does all he does for this sinner, for Christ's sake,
oh, for Christ's sake, God has forgiven me for Christ's sake.
God chose me for Christ's sake. God came to me for Christ's sake. God's promised to accept me now
and to accept me in glory forever with him for Christ's sake. Oh
my soul, what a foundation that is. Again in John chapter 1 we
read, for the law was given by Moses. The law was given by Moses. Oh what harsh, stern, unforgiving
Things, words. Did the law speak? Did it not? Read the law. You won't find
a word about mercy in God's law. It's do this or die. No remedy. Cursed is everyone that continue
with not in all things to do them. That's what the law says
to sinners. By the deeds of the law shall no flesh be justified
in his sight. Yes, the law was given by Moses.
Oh, but... But grace and truth came by Jesus
Christ. Hear him speak. Oh, not in words
of harshness like the law, but hear him who is the personification
of grace speak. And as the bride of Solomon's
song said, his lips like lilies dropping sweet-smelling myrrh. His mouth is most sweet, yea,
he is altogether lovely. Oh, what sweet words pours from
his lips into every child of God. This is my beloved and this
is my friend, oh, daughters of Jerusalem. Would you turn with
me to Psalm 45. Psalm 45. After his temptation, we read
in Luke 4 that he came to Nazareth and read from the scroll of Isaiah.
And we're told that everybody wondered at the gracious words
that proceeded out of his mouth. That's what the psalmist speaks
of here. Psalm 45, my heart is indicting a good matter. I speak
of the things which I have made touching the king. Oh, the king? Tell us about the King, David.
My tongue is the pen of a ready writer. Thou art fairer than
the children of men. Grace is poured into thy lips. Therefore, God have blessed thee
forever. gird on thy sword upon thy thigh,
O most mighty, with thy glory and majesty. And in thy majesty
write prosperously, because of truth and meekness and righteousness,
and thy right hand shall teach thee terrible things. Thine arrows
are sharp in the hand of the king's enemies." Oh yes, his
arrows of grace. whereby he shoots into the hearts
of sinners and makes them bow down before him, like he did
Saul of Tarsus. Just one word, just one bow,
just rather one arrow from his quiver and bow brings that Christ-hater
down before him. Thine arrows are sharp in the
heart of the king's enemies, whereby the people fall under
thee. Grace, verse 2, is poured into
thy lips. poured so that he might speak,
that he might communicate that grace to his people in an endless
stream from him to them. John said, I saw proceeding from
the throne of God a fountain, a stream, ever flowing. Oh, hear him speak. Hear him
speak. And as we said, rebels become
servants. Hear him speak words of grace. One word from his sweet lips
has turned our midnight into a morning. I can't explain that, but I know
it's so. I know it's so. Just a word,
just a word from him turns our sorrows into joy. makes our winter
time to be a spring time. Yes, God has blessed us with
all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ Jesus. Grace
is poured into His lips. Listen. Listen. He's about to
speak. Oh, what grace. Thy sins, which are many, are
all forgiven thee. Neither do I condemn thee, go
and sin no more. Grace poured into his lips. I will be thou clean. Grace upon grace. Grace is sufficient, he said
in our text. My grace is sufficient. That
means it's enough. It's enough. For what? For what? Whatever is needed. Paul said, His grace which was
given unto me was not in vain. And it's not in vain in your
case, child of God. God's grace is never in vain.
It's never in vain. It's never powerless. It's never
frustrated, and it never fails. Has it not been so? Has it not been so? Will you
also go away? Will you also curse God? Why
not, Larry Criss? Because my grace is sufficient. This blessed truth seems to me
to define and to display God's great grace more than anything
else. It works. It works. It gets the job done every time. And last, my grace is sufficient
for thee. Let's not be bystanders here
tonight. Like we're unconcerned that we
don't have an interest in this. Oh no, no no. My grace is sufficient
for thee. Let's come close. Let's come
close. Even for me. Even for me? Really? For me? Oh Lord Jesus, full of grace
and truth, this word of yours, from your sweet lips, pouring
forth your mighty grace, is for me? You don't know how weak I am,
brothers and sisters. But he says my strength is made
perfect in weakness. For me, when I'm at my best,
oh no, when you're at your worst. Then you see Christ's grace shine,
do you not? You see its power. You see how
it works. You see His grace bringing back
denying Peter, weeping. It restores the prodigal son.
Grace enables the believer to walk away from the grave of that
departed, believing companion of many, many years, that dear
husband or wife, wiping away the tears, but at the same time
singing, I sorrow not, even as I would for others which have
no hope, glory to His name. You see that multitude before
the throne of God, clothed with white robes and palms in their
hands? You hear what they're singing
unto him who had loved us and washed us from sin? To him be
the glory forever. Amen. You hear it said of them,
these are they which follow the Lamb, whether so ever he goeth. They came out of great tribulation. because of the all-sufficient
grace of Him who brought them out. Jude said, now unto Him
that is able to keep you from falling and to present you faultless
before the presence of His glory, to Him be glory and power and
majesty both now and forever. Amen. Let me read you a couple
of verses from Psalm 45 again and I'm finished. It's speaking
of you now, the king's daughter. The king's daughter is all glorious
within. Her clothing is of wrought gold. She shall be brought into the
king in raiment of needlework. She'll be brought. Who's going
to bring her? The great shepherd of the sheep.
The virgins, her companions that follow her, shall be brought
unto thee. With gladness and rejoicing shall they be brought. They shall enter in unto the
king's palace. Unto the king's palace. I was
lost, but he found me, wandering far from my home, clothed in
garments so filthy, yet he gave me his own. I was clothed in garments so
filthy, yet he gave me his own. And through eternity's ages,
this my glad song shall be. Yes, his grace is sufficient,
sufficient for me. God bless you.