Lord, I was blind; I could not see

Lord

I was blind; I could not see

In Thy marred visage any grace

But now the beauty of Thy face

In radiant vision dawns on me.

Lord

I was deaf; I could not hear

The thrilling music of Thy voice;

But now I hear Thee and rejoice

And all Thine uttered words are dear!

Lord

I was dumb; I could not speak

The grace and glory of Thy name;

But now

as touched with living flame

My lips Thine eager praises wake.

Lord

I was dead; I could not stir

My lifeless soul to come to Thee;

But now

since Thou hast quickened me

I rise from sin’s dark sepulcher.

For Thou hast made the blind to see

The deaf to hear

the dumb to speak

The dead to live; and

lo

I break

The chains of my captivity.