Hymnal: Psalms Hymns and Spiritual Songs
Date: 1853
Compiler: Alexander Campbell
Publisher/Printer: A Campbell
First Line: God in the gospel of his Son
Topic: Evangelizing and Recruiting Songs
Writer: <no first name given> <no last name given>
Composer:
Meter: LM
Tune:
Hymn Number: Song 233
Page Number: 319, click to see hymnal pages
LyicsGOD, in the gospel of his Son,
Makes his eternal counsels known;
'Tis here his richest mercy shines,
And truth is drawn in fairest lines.
Here sinners of an humble frame
May taste his grace and learn his name;
'Tis 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!