HYMN 141
C. M.
Faith assisted by sense; or, Preaching, baptism, and the Lord's supper.
My Savior God, my Sovereign Prince, Reigns far above the skies; But brings his graces down to sense, And helps my faith to rise. | My eyes and cars shall bless his name, They read and hear his word; My touch and taste shall do the same When they receive the Lord. | Baptismal water is designed To seal his cleansing grace, While at his feast of bread and wine He gives his saints a place. | But not the waters of a flood Can make my flesh so clean, As by his Spirit and his blood He'll wash my soul from sin. | Not choicest meats, or noblest wines, So much my heart refresh, As when my faith goes through the signs, And feeds upon his flesh. | I love the Lord that stoops so low To give his word a seal; But the rich grace his hands bestow Exceeds the figures still. | |