Not in Part, but the Whole

What by Law God required by Gospel provides
The Protagonist’s raiment adorning the bride
Not in part, but the whole,
From beginning to end
God to wed, garments shed
Tailored His now to lend

What by works He demanded by faith He bestowed
In the vow of the Godhead to Abram foretold
Not in part, but the whole,
From beginning to end
God to save plowed the way
By the Seed He had sowed

What by Cross He extinguished by grace He erased
Justified the unrighteous, called sinners His saints
Not in part, but the whole,
From beginning to end
Satisfied He our debt
East to west, we from sin

What by Word was predicted by hope yet remains
That the way by which left will by He come again
Not in part, but the whole,
From beginning to end
Was the Word He with God
And e’er God He with man

~ an original poem/hymn by Todd Henry Van Voorst