B. Beddome; T. Cotterill
GOD, in the gospel of His Son,
Makes His eternal counsels known;
Where love in all its glory shines,
And truth is drawn in fairest lines.
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Here sinners of a humble frame
May taste His grace and learn His name;
May read in characters of blood,
The wisdom, power and grace of God.
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The prisoner here may break his chains;
The weary rest from all his plains;
The captive feel his bondage cease;
The mourner find the way of peace.
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O grant us grace, Almighty Lord,
To read and mark Thy holy Word;
Its truth with meekness to receive,
And by its holy precepts live.