Hymnal: Psalms Hymns and Spiritual Songs
Date: 1853
Compiler: Alexander Campbell
Publisher/Printer: A Campbell
First Line: Behold th' amazing gift of love
Topic: The Christian's Hope Rank Honors and Future Glory
Writer: <no first name given> <no last name given>
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Meter: CM
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Hymn Number: Song 309
Page Number: 378, click to see hymnal pages
LyicsBEHOLD th' amazing gift of love
The Father has bestow'd
On us, the sons of sinful men,
To call us sons of God.
Conceal'd as yet his honor lies,
By this dark world unknown-
A world that knew not when he came,
E'en God's beloved Son.
High is the rank we now possess,
But higher we shall rise;
Thought what we shall hereafter be
Is hid from mortal eyes.
We know, we all, when he appears,
Shall bear his image bright;
And all his glory full disclos'd
Shall open to our sight.
A hope so great, and so divine,
May trials well endure,
And purify our souls from sin,
As Christ himself is pure.