HYMN 9
S. M.
The Spirit, the water, and the blood. 1 John 5:6.
528 [Let all our tongues be one To praise our God on high, Who from his bosom sent his Son To fetch us strangers nigh. | Nor let our voices cease To sing the Savior's name; Jesus, th' ambassador of peace, How cheerfully he came! | It cost him cries and tears To bring us near to God; Great was our debt, and he appears To make the payment good.] | [My Savior's pierced side Poured out a double flood; By water we are purified, And pardoned by the blood. | Infinite was our guilt, But he, our Priest, atones; On the cold ground his life was spilt, And offered with his groans.] | Look up, my soul, to him Whose death was thy desert, And humbly view the living stream Flow from his breaking heart. | There, on the cursed tree, In dying pangs he lies, Fulfils his Father's great decree, And all our wants supplies. | Thus the Redeemer came By water and by blood; And when the Spirit speaks the same, We feel his witness good. | While the eternal Three Bear their record above, Here I believe he died for me, And seal my Savior's love. | [Lord, cleanse my soul from sin Nor let thy grace depart; Great Comforter, abide within, And witness to my heart.] | |