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Hymnal Number
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Keys included:
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About this Hymn
The Bible from cover to cover points ahead and points back to Jesus, but the four books narrating his saving work on earth are vital for knowing the good news—the gospel of Jesus. The heart of the story, written in blood, so to speak, has the power to release us from spiritual captivity and broaden our vision to heavenly things.
Lyrics
Verse 1
God, in the gospel of his Son, makes his eternal counsels known; where love in all its glory shines, and truth is drawn in fairest lines.
Verse 2
Here sinners of a humble frame may taste his grace and learn his name; may read, in characters of blood, the wisdom, pow'r, and grace of God.
Verse 3
The pris'ner here may break his chains, the weary rest from all his pains, the captive feel his bondage cease, the mourner find the way of peace.
Verse 4
Here faith reveals to mortal eyes a brighter world beyond the skies; here shines the light which guides our way from earth to realms of endless day.
God, in the gospel of his Son, makes his eternal counsels known; where love in all its glory shines, and truth is drawn in fairest lines.
Verse 2
Here sinners of a humble frame may taste his grace and learn his name; may read, in characters of blood, the wisdom, pow'r, and grace of God.
Verse 3
The pris'ner here may break his chains, the weary rest from all his pains, the captive feel his bondage cease, the mourner find the way of peace.
Verse 4
Here faith reveals to mortal eyes a brighter world beyond the skies; here shines the light which guides our way from earth to realms of endless day.
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Attribution & Copyright
Words: Sts. 1–2, Benjamin Beddome, 1787, alt.; sts. 3–4, James Montgomery, 1819
Music: Adapt. from Ludwig von Beethoven by William Gardiner, 1815
Music: Adapt. from Ludwig von Beethoven by William Gardiner, 1815