5 All that I am, e'en here on earth;
All that I hope to be
When Jesus comes and glory dawns,
I owe it, Lord, to Thee.
1 ALVATION! O the joyful sound!
"Tis pleasure to our ears;
A sovereign balm for every wound,
A cordial for our fears.
2 Buried in sorrow and in sin,
At hell's dark door we lay;
But we arise by grace divine
To see a heavenly day.
3 Salvation! let the echo fly
The spacious earth around,
While all the armies of the sky
Conspire to raise the sound.
HE Lord on high proclaims
His Godhead from His throne:
"Mercy and justice are the names
By which I will be known:
Look from the borders of the pit
To my recovering grace."
Sinners shall hear the sound;
Their thankful tongues shall own— "Our righteousness and strength are found In Thee, the Lord, alone."
In Thee shall Israel trust,
And see their guilt forgiven;
God will pronounce the sinners just,
And take the saints to heaven.
YOME, happy souls, approach your God,
With new melodious songs;
Come, render to Almighty grace
The tribute of your tongues.
2 So strange, so boundless was the love
That pitied dying men,
The Father sent His only Son
To give them life again.
3 Thy hands, O Jesus, were not armed
With an avenging sword;
No hard commission to perform
The threatenings of the Lord.
4 But all was mercy, all was love,
With God upon the throne,
When Christ descended from above,
And brought salvation down.
5 Here, sinners, you may heal your wounds,
And wipe your sorrows dry;
Trust in the mighty Saviour's name,
And you shall never die.
6 Exalted Lord, our willing hearts
With joy receive Thy grace;
We sing the love the Son imparts,
And give the Father praise.
HE Lord, descending from above,
Invites His children near;
While power, and truth, and boundless love
Display their glories here.
2 Here, in Thy gospel's wondrous frame,
Fresh wisdom we pursue;
A thousand angels learn Thy name
Beyond whate'er they knew.
3 Thy name's revealed in fairest lines;
Thy wonders here we trace;
Wisdom through all the mystery shines,
And shines in Jesus' face.
4 The law its best obedience owes
To our incarnate God;
And Thine avenging justice shows
Its honours in His blood.
5 But still the lustre of Thy grace
Our warmest thoughts employs,
Gilds the whole scene with brighter rays,
And more exalts our joys.
OT to condemn the sons of men
Did Christ, the Son of God appear;
No thunder in His hand is seen,
No flaming sword is brandished there. 2 Such was the pity of our God,
Such was the love He bore our race,
He sent His Son, that through His blood
We might enjoy eternal peace.
3 Sinners, believe the Saviour's word;
Trust in His name, obey, and live;
Increasing joys His lips afford,
His hands successive blessings give.
4 But endless condemnation lies
On rebels who refuse His grace;
Those who the Son of God despise
Shall never see the Father's face.
RE the blue heavens were stretched abroad,
From everlasting was the Word:
With God He was; the Word was God,
And must divinely be adored.
2 By His own power were all things made;
By Him supported all things stand;
He is the whole creation's head,
And angels fly at His command.
3 Ere our first parents sinned and fell,
He led the host of morning stars:
His generation who can tell,
Or count the number of His years?
4 But lo! the promise He performs :
The Word descends and dwells in clay,
To bring salvation down to worms,
And spoil the serpent of His prey.
5 Mortals with joy beheld His face,
The Father's well beloved Son;
How full of truth! how full of grace!
When through the flesh the Godhead shone.
6 Angels look down from their abode
To learn new mysteries here, and tell
The love of our descending God,
The glory of Immanuel.
THE lands that darkness long o'erspread,
Have now beheld a heavenly light;
Nations that sat in death's cold shade
Are blessed with beams divinely bright.
2 Behold the virgin's promised Son;
Behold the woman's seed appear;
He shall be called the Holy One,
The Wonderful, the Counsellor.
3 The government of earth and seas
Upon His shoulder shall be laid;
His rule for ever shall increase,
His crown of glory never fade.
4 Jesus, the holy child, shall sit
High on His father David's throne;
Shall draw the nations to His feet,
And reign through ages yet unknown.
LORD what was man when made at first,
Adam, the offspring of the dust,
That Thou shouldst set Him and his race
But just below an angel's place?
2 That Thou shouldst raise his nature so,
And make him lord of all below;
Make every beast and bird submit,
And lay the fishes at his feet?
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