God, In The Gospel Of His Son

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.