Hymnal: Psalms Hymns and Spiritual Songs
Date: 1843
Compiler: A Campbell/ W Scott/ B W Stone/ J T Johnson
Publisher/Printer: A Campbell
First Line: One glance of thine eternal Lord
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Hymn Number: Hymn 55 (part II)
Page Number: 053 (part II), click to see hymnal pages
LyicsONE glance of thine, eternal Lord,
Pierces all nature through;
Nor heaven, nor earth, nor hell afford
A shelter from thy view!
The mighty whole, each smaller part,
At once before thee lies;
And ev'ry thought of ev'ry heart
Is open to thine eyes.
Though greatly from myself conceal'd,
Thou see'st my inward frame;
To thee I always stand reveal'd
Exactly as I am.
Since therefore I can hardly bear
What in myself I see,
How vile and black must I appear,
Most holy God, to thee!
But since my Saviour stands between,
In garments dy'd in blood,
'Tis he, instead of me, is seen,
When I approach to God.
Thus, though a sinner, I am safe;
He pleads before the throne,
His life and death in my behalf,
And calls my sins his own.
What wondrous love-what mysteries,
In this appointment shine!
My breaches of the law are his,
And his obedience mine.