God, in the Gospel of His Son

God

in the Gos­pel of His Son

Makes His eter­nal coun­sels known;

’Tis here His rich­est mer­cy shines

And truth is drawn in fair­est lines.

Here

sin­ners of a hum­ble frame

May taste His grace

and learn His name;

’Tis 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.

Wisdom its dic­tates here im­parts

To form our minds

re­new our hearts;

Its in­flu­ence makes the sin­ner live

And bids the droop­ing saint re­vive.

Our rag­ing pas­sions it con­trols

And com­fort yields to con­trite souls;

It brings a bet­ter world in view

And guides us all our jour­ney through.