DAVID

If in his face and figure he was charming

While he was famed for deftness as a harpist

Both strong in soul and vigorous in action,

Before Goliath indomitably valiant

Feebly in this David portrayed the Master.

Christ has both charm of form and charm of manner;

In antitype He is the sweeter Psalmist

While our vile foe who brought us to disaster

Is now defeated and stripped of all his armour.

David secured an empire through his battles

But Christ secured God’s glory and our pardon:

He is a king whose crown is amaranthine!

Footnote to "unfading", "Or 'amaranthine,' the amaranth plant being an image of that which does not fade or wither. The sense is the same."