Enslaved by Sin and Bound in Chains

Enslaved by sin and bound in chains

Beneath its dread­ful ty­rant sway

And doomed to ev­er­last­ing pains

We wretch­ed

guil­ty cap­tives lay.

Nor gold nor gems could buy our peace

Nor all the world’s col­lect­ed store

Suffice to pur­chase our re­lease;

A thou­sand worlds were all too poor.

Jesus the Lord

the migh­ty God

An all-sufficient ran­som paid.

Invalued price

His pre­cious blood

For vile

re­bel­lious trai­tors shed.

Jesus the sac­ri­fice be­came

To res­cue guil­ty souls from hell;

The spot­less

bleed­ing

dy­ing Lamb

Beneath av­eng­ing jus­tice fell.

Amazing good­ness! love di­vine!

O may our grate­ful hearts ad­ore

The match­less grace

nor yield to sin

Nor wear its cru­el fet­ters more!

Dear Sav­ior

let Thy love pur­sue

The glo­ri­ous work it has be­gun

Each sec­ret

lurk­ing foe sub­due

And let our hearts be Thine alone.