Hymnal: The Christian Hymnal
Date: 1871
Compiler: Under direction of the Christian Hymn-Book Committee
Publisher/Printer: Bosworth Chase & Hall
First Line: God in the gospel of his Son
Topic: The Holy Scriptures
Writer: <no first name given> <no last name given>
Composer:
Meter: LM
Tune: Ward
Hymn Number: 6
Page Number: 006, click to see hymnal pages
LyicsGod, in the gospel of his Son,
Makes his eternal counsels known;
'T is here his richest mercy shines;
And truth is drawn in fairest lines.
Here sinners of a humble frame
May taste his grace and learn his name;
'T is writ in characters of blood,
Severely just--immensely good.
Here Jesus, in ten thousand ways,
His soul-attracting charms displays;
Recounts his poverty and pains,
And tells his love in melting strains.
May this blest volume ever lie
Close to my heart, and near my eye--
Till life's last hour my soul engage,
And be my chosen heritage!