HYMN 137
L. M.
Salvation by grace in Christ. 2 Tim. 1:9,10.
Now to the power of God supreme Be everlasting honors giv'n; He saves from hell, (we bless his name,) He calls our wand'ring feet to heav'n. | Not for our duties or deserts, But of his own abounding grace, He works salvation in our hearts, And forms a people for his praise. | 'Twas his own purpose that begun To rescue rebels doomed to die; He gave us grace in Christ his Son Before he spread the starry sky. | Jesus the Lord appears at last, And makes his Father's counsels known; Declares the great transactions past, And brings immortal blessings down. | He dies, and in that dreadful night Did all the powers of hell destroy; Rising, he brought our heav'n to light, And took possession of the joy. | |