D. A. McGregor
JESUS, wondrous Saviour!
Christ, of kings the King!
Angels fall before Thee,
Prostrate, worshipping;
Fairest they confess Thee
In the Heaven above.
We would sing Thee fairest
Here in hymns of love.
2
All earth’s flowing pleasures
Were a wintry sea,
Heaven itself without Thee
Dark as night would be.
Lamb of God! Thy glory
Is the light above.
Lamb of God! Thy glory
Is the life of love.
3
Life is death, if severed
From Thy throbbing heart.
Death with life abundant
At Thy touch would start.
Worlds and men and angels
All consist in Thee:
Yet Thou camest to us
In humility.
4
Jesus! all perfections
Rise and end in Thee;
Brightness of God’s glory
Thou, eternally.
Favoured beyond measure
They Thy face who see;
May we, gracious Saviour,
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