This Is the Word of Truth and Love

This is the word of truth and love

Sent to the na­tions from ab­ove;

Jehovah here re­solves to show

What His al­migh­ty grace can do.

This re­me­dy did wis­dom find

To heal dis­eas­es of the mind;

This sov­er­eign balm

whose vir­tues can

Restore the rui­ned crea­ture

man.

The Gos­pel bids the dead re­vive

Sinners ob­ey the voice

and live:

Dry bones are raised and clothed afresh

And hearts of stone are turned to flesh.

Where Sa­tan reigned in shades of night

The Gos­pel strikes a heav’n­ly light;

Our lusts its won­drous pow­er con­trols

And calms the rage of an­gry souls.

Lions and beasts of sav­age name

Put on the na­ture of the lamb

All while the world es­teem it strange

And gaze

ad­mire

and hate the change.

May but this grace my soul re­new

Let sin­ners gaze and hate me too;

The Word that saves me does en­gage

A sure de­fense from all their rage.