Verse 1
When the wounded spirit hears
The voice of JESUS’ blood; (Heb. 12:24)
How the message stops the tears
Which else in vain had flowed:
Pardon, grace, and peace proclaimed,
And the sinner called a child; (Rom. 8:15)
Then the stubborn heart is tamed,
Renewed, and reconciled. (Rom. 5:10)
Verse 2
O! ’twas grace indeed, to spare,
And save a wretch like me! (I Tim. 1:15)
Men or angels could not bear
What I have offered thee:
Were thy bolts at their command,
Hell, ere now, had been my place;
Thou alone couldst silent stand, (Isa. 53:7, Acts 8:32, Matt. 26:63, Matt. 27:12, Mark 14:61, Mark 15:3-5)
And wait to show thy grace.
Verse 3
Heavy charges Satan brings (Rev. 12:10)
To fill me with distress;
Let me hide beneath thy wings, (Ruth 2:12, Ps. 17:8, Ps. 36:7, Ps. 57:1, Ps. 91:4, Matt. 23:37, Luke 13:34)
And plead thy righteousness: (Phil. 3:9)
LORD, to thee for help I call,
‘Tis thy promise bids me come;
Tell him thou hast paid for all,
And that shall strike him dumb. (Rom. 8:33-34)
Repeat verse 1