Verse 1
Repent, ye sons of men, repent (Acts 17:30)
Hear the good tidings God has sent (Luke 2:10, Isa. 52:7, Isa. 61:1, Rom. 10:15)
Of sinners saved, and sins forgiv’n (I Tim. 1:15)
And beggars raised to reign in Heav’n (Luke 1:52, Ps. 113:7-8, I Sam. 2:8, James 2:5, Rev. 5:10, Rev. 20:6)
Beggars, beggars, beggars, beggars
Beggars raised to reign in Heav’n
Verse 2
God sent His Son to die for us (John 3:16, Rom. 5:8, I Thess. 5:10)
Die to redeem us from the curse (Gal. 3:13)
He took our weakness, bore our load (Isa. 53:4, Matt. 8:17, II Cor. 5:21, I Pet. 2:24)
And dearly bought us with His blood (I Pet. 1:18-19, Acts 20:28, Eph. 1:7, I Cor. 6:20, Heb. 9:12, Rev. 5:9)
Dearly, dearly, dearly, dearly
Dearly bought us with His blood
Verse 3
In guilt’s dark dungeon when we lay, (Isa. 61:1, Luke 4:18, I Pet. 3:18-19)
Mercy cried “spare,” and justice, “slay”
But Jesus answered, “Set them free, (John 8:36, Gal. 5:1)
“And pardon them, and punish me.” (Isa. 53:5, I Pet. 2:24)
Pardon, pardon, pardon, pardon
Pardon them and punish me
Verse 4
Salvation is of God alone (Eph. 2:8, Ps. 3:8, Jonah 2:9)
Life everlasting is His Son (I John 5:11, John 3:16, John 3:36, John 6:40, John 6:47)
And He, that gave His Son to bleed
Will freely give us all we need (Rom. 8:32, Phil. 4:19)
Freely, freely, freely, freely
Freely give us all we need
Verse 5
Believe the Gospel, and rejoice (Mark 1:15)
Sing to the Lord with cheerful voice (Ps. 95:1, Ps. 100:1)
His Goodness praise, His Wonders tell (Ps. 9:1, Ps. 145:4-5)
Who ransomed all our souls from Hell (I Tim. 2:6, Ps. 49:15, Ps. 86:13)
Ransomed, ransomed, ransomed, ransomed
Ransomed all our souls from Hell