Cursed Be the Man, Forever Cursed

Cursed be the man

for­ev­er cursed

That doth one will­ful sin com­mit;

Death and dam­na­tion for the first

Without re­lief

and in­fi­nite!

Thus Si­nai roars; and

round the earth

Thunder

and fire

and ven­geance flings

But Je­sus

Thy dear gasp­ing breath

And Cal­va­ry

say gent­ler things.

Pardon

and grace

and bound­less love

Streaming along a Sav­ior’s blood;

And life

and joys

and crowns ab­ove

Dear pur­chased by a bleed­ing God!

Hark

how He prays (the charm­ing sound

Dwells on His dy­ing lips) For­give;

And ev­ery groan and gap­ing wound

Cries

Fa­ther

let the re­bels live!

Go

you that rest up­on the law

And toil

and seek sal­va­tion there;

Look to the flames that Mos­es saw

And shrink

and trem­ble

and des­pair!

But I’ll re­tire be­neath the cross;

Savior

at Thy dear feet I lie:

And the keen sword that jus­tice draws

Flaming and red

shall pass me by.