And can it be that I should gain
An interest in the
Saviour¡¦s blood?
Died He for me, who caused His pain¡X
For
me, who Him to death pursued?
Amazing love! How can it be,
That Thou, my God, shouldst die for me?
Amazing love! How can
it be,
That Thou, my God, shouldst die for me?
¡¦Tis mystery all: th¡¦Immortal dies:
Who can explore His
strange design?
In vain the firstborn seraph tries
To
sound the depths of love divine.
¡¦Tis mercy all! Let earth
adore,
Let angel minds inquire no more.
¡¦Tis mercy all!
Let earth adore;
Let angel minds inquire no more.
He left His Father¡¦s throne above
So free, so infinite His
grace¡X
Emptied Himself of all but love,
And bled for
Adam¡¦s helpless race:
¡¦Tis mercy all, immense and free,
For O my God, it found out me!
¡¦Tis mercy all, immense and
free,
For O my God, it found out me!
Long my imprisoned spirit lay,
Fast bound in sin and
nature¡¦s night;
Thine eye diffused a quickening ray¡X
I
woke, the dungeon flamed with light;
My chains fell off, my
heart was free,
I rose, went forth, and followed Thee.
My
chains fell off, my heart was free,
I rose, went forth, and
followed Thee.
No condemnation now I dread;
Jesus, and all in Him, is
mine;
Alive in Him, my living Head,
And clothed in
righteousness divine,
Bold I approach th¡¦eternal throne,
And claim the crown, through Christ my own.
Bold I approach
th¡¦eternal throne,
And claim the crown, through Christ my
own.
