Thus saith the mercy of the Lord,
‘I’ll be a God to thee;
I’ll bless thy num’rous race, and they
Shall be a seed for me.’
Abram believed the promised grace,
And gave his sons to God;
But water seals the blessing now,
That once was sealed with blood.
Thus Lydia sanctified her house,
When she received the word;
Thus the believing jailer gave
His household to the Lord.
Thus later saints, eternal King!
Thine ancient truth embrace;
To thee their infant offspring bring,
And humbly claim the grace.
Not diff’rent food, or diff’rent dress,Compose the kingdom of our Lord;But peace, and joy, and righteousness,Faith, and obedience to his word.When weaker Christians we despise,We do the gospel mighty wrong;For God, the gracious and the wise,Receives the feeble with the strong.Let pride and wrath be banished hence;Meekness and love our souls pursue;Nor shall our practice…
But, washed in the Redeemer’s blood,Hath made his garments clean.Happy beyond expression heWho debts are thus discharged;And from the guilty bondage free,He feels his soul enlarged.His spirit hates deceit and lies,His words are all sincere;He guards his heart, he guards his eyes,To keep his conscience clear.While I my inward guilt suppressed,No quiet could I find;Thy…
‘Come hither, all ye weary souls,Ye heavy-laden sinners, come;I’ll give you rest from all your toils,And raise you to my heav’nly home.‘They shall find rest that learn of me;I’m of a meek and lowly mind;But passion rages like the sea,And pride is restless as the wind.‘Blest is the man whose shoulders takeMy yoke, and bear…
Calls the south nations and awakes the north;From east to west the sounding orders spread,Through distant worlds and regions of the dead:No more shall atheists mock his long delay;His vengeance sleeps no more: behold the day!Behold, the Judge descends, his guards are nigh;Tempest and fire attend him down the sky:Heav’n, earth, and hell, draw near;…
Who shall the Lord’s elect condemn?‘Tis God that justifies their souls;And mercy, like a mighty stream,O’er all their sins divinely rolls.Who shall adjudge the saints to hell?‘Tis Christ that suffered in their stead;And, the salvation to fulfil,Behold him rising from the dead!He lives! he lives and sits above,For ever interceding there:Who shall divide us from…
We sing the glories of thy love,We sound thy dreadful name;The Christian church unites the songsOf Moses and the Lamb.Great God! how wondrous are thy worksOf vengeance and of grace!Thou King of saints, Almighty Lord,How just and true thy ways!Who dares refuse to fear thy name,Or worship at thy throne?Thy judgments speak thine holinessThrough all…
