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. 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. The prisoner here may break his chains; The weary rest from all his pains; The captive feel his bondage cease; The mourner find the way of peace. Here faith reveals to mortal eyes A brighter world beyond the skies; Here shines the light which guides our way From earth to realms of endless day. O grant us grace, Almighty Lord, To read and mark Thy holy Word; Its truths with meekness to receive, And by Its holy precepts live. |