By Thee
O God
invited
We look unto the Son
In whom Thy heart 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.
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.
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.
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.
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