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He sees the sorrows he has brought men to,
He sees their sufferings now before his view;
He sees the conscience of the sinner swell,
He sees the trembling jailers now in Hell,
In agonies they know not how to bear;
And yet his heart no love nor pity shares!
That he has been the author of their guilt,
But still, with pleasure, all their sufferings felt:
That is, to hear them daily complain,
He does rejoice to increase their pain;
And now, he would rejoice the world to see,
Lost in confusion, and in ruin be!
And in his hellish power gain them all!
Then now, Proud Lucifer, I tell of your fall:—
The measure of your sins is fully reached,
And like your words, you shall drop;
You who advanced yourself to Heaven's High Throne!
And there you wished to have the power as your own;
And by your pride and malice there to stay.
Look back, O Satan! think upon the day,
When all in heavenly splendor did appear;
And all in harmony My voice did hear!
And heavenly music was throughout the sound,
Till your malicious heart did there abound;
With pride, with envy, and with malice swell;
And wanted the heavenly armies to compel,
To have these praises turned back on you!
And told the angels that they should all agree,
In the like manner to praise your name,
Claiming that with equal power you had become like Me.
And so your lies in Heaven did begin;
You know the way you drew the angels in,
But now your power shall fall like one of them;
For though in Heaven you did swell so high,
As low as your angels, you shall surely lie.
If ever you answer in one boasting word,
And do not now confess the Power of God
To be superior, and in JUSTICE yours Justice here refers to the righteous punishment Satan deserves.,
To have compassion on the souls that are mine:
That as I did create them all at first,
Then like a Father now my pity bursts!
To every prodigal who will return;
For over them, I say My Heart does yearn.
I see a famine in My land appear;
I see the husks there is no man can clear!
I see the husk to man is now denied;
But here you marvel how it can be applied,
Because the husk you judge is given free,
And so the swine may feed, I now tell you;
But here the husks *I will prove are denied,—
And now I will tell you how it is applied:
Because the day of vengeance, all may see,
Is for the DEVIL now designed by Me;
Which is the husks now given from My Hand,
But surely these things are now denied by man!
That they may eat the words that they do fill,
There is no other food, judge as you will.
And since by man this food is now denied;
Then to the following words it must be applied—
Unto your FATHER you must all return,
Humbly confess that all your store is gone,
And now as hired servants you will be;
If I will accept the names that are given Me,
To become a servant of your Lord.
This is the way the prodigals must turn!
And joy in Heaven there will surely be,
For ninety-nine just persons now I see,
Who in such a manner will not come at all,
And so I say, that death on them must fall.
Then what rejoicing can in Heaven be,
To see the souls who will not come to Me?
To make your calling and election sure,
That Christ has Chosen for you to appear,
To confound the haughty pride of Hell;
Who boasts of Armies he could now compel?
So here, I tell you all, the meaning goes deep,
The prodigals will make some Saints to weep:
To see the fatted Calves appear,
And the new Clothing and the Ring seen clearly,
While they in unbelief stood out,
For now, I tell you, many Saints will doubt!
And so I tell them, they shall come with Me,
If they cannot rejoice to see the Truth.
That every prodigal may now be made alive,
My Ring is ready for all to receive.
“But will the Saints say they are now too just,
“To rejoice with such unwelcome guests,
“To see the prodigals return,
“And say with sinners they can never join;
“Because they themselves are now too righteous?
“Then in My Kingdom let them come with Me,
The only consolation Man has for his fallen State is the fulfilling of the Divine Word to bring the Day of Vengeance on the Devil; this is the "husk" that remains for Man, and this the Preachers at this day deny.