Hymnal: The Christian Hymn Book
Date: 1865
Compiler: Alexander Campbell
Publisher/Printer: Central Book Concern
First Line: God in the gospel of his Son
Topic: The Gospel/The Proclamation
Writer: <no first name given> Beddome
Composer:
Meter: LM
Tune:
Hymn Number: 268
Page Number: 167, 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 an 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!