BY THEE, O GOD, INVITED

 

1. By Thee, O God, invited,

We look unto the Son,

In whom Thy soul delighted,

Who all Thy will hath done;

And by the one chief treasure,

Thy bosom freely gave,

Thine own pure love we measure,

Thy willing mind to save.

 

2. O God of mercy - Father!

The one unchanging claim,

The brightest hopes, we gather

From Christ's most precious name:

What always sounds so sweetly

In Thine unwearied ear,

Has freed our souls completely

From all our guilt and fear.

 

3. The trembling sinner feareth

That God can ne'er forget;

But one full payment cleareth

His memory of all debt.

When nought beside could free us

Or set our souls at large,

The death of God's Beloved

Secured a full discharge.

 

4. No wrath God's heart retaineth

To usward who believe;

No dread in ours remaineth

As we His love receive;

Returning sons He kisses,

And with His robe invests;

His perfect love dismisses

All terror from our breasts.

 

5. O God, how canst Thou care for

Vile sinners such as we?

We only made Thee heartsore,

We loathed Thy face to see.

O wonder of all wonders,

O mystery divine:

The One who spoke with thunders

Says, "Sinner, I am thine."

 

 

 


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