"Majestic sweetness sits enthroned upon the Saviour's brow."
This hymn line penned by Samuel Stennett in 1787 has a curiousness about it. Christ's glorious and merciful nature has been captured in the words "majestic sweetness".
We have a Saviour who has all the pomp that accompanies a King: riches, honor, glory, majesty. We have a Saviour who has all the compassion of a Shepherd: gentle, kind, loving, merciful.
Who better to guard and to guide than One who carries this mysterious nature within Him, and cannot act contrary to it?
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Thanks for your reference to a great hymn. Interesting choice of word, "curiousness". It can refer to something rare and unusual, so I guess that fits. Wish you're given your readers more of the words of Samuel Stennett's gem. Today is the anniversary of his death in 1795. To learn a bit more, check out my blog for today at Wordwise Hymns.
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