Behold the wonders of His power,
CHRIST triumphs in His dying hour!
Our life He purchas'd when He fell
And overcame the pow'rs of hell.
Thus were the hosts of death subdued,
And sin aton'd by Jesus blood:
Then He arose and reigns above,
And conquers sinners by His love.
TUESDAY BEFORE EASTER.
INFINITE grace almighty love?
Stand in amaze, ye rolling skies!
JESUS, the LORD, extends His arms
Upon a cross of love, and dies !
2 Did ever pity stoop so low,
Dress'd in divinity and blood?
Well may the Church triumphant bow,
And sing to their incarnate GOD.
3 There glory shines in every face;
There friendship shines in ev'ry eye;
There shall our tongues relate the grace
That led us homeward to the sky.
4 O'er all the names of CHRIST our King
Shall our melodious voices rove:
Our harps shall sound, from ev'ry string.
The wonders of His dying love..
5 O LORD, for bounty so divine
We ne'er can equal honors raise! SAVIOUR, may all our hearts be Thine, And all our tongues proclaim Thy praise!
Isaiah liii. 34.-Gal. vi. 14.
RISE, my soul; with wonder see
What love divine for thee hath done!.
Behold thy sorrows, sin, and grief,
Are laid on GoD's Eternal SON.
2 See! from His head, His hands, His feet, Sorrow and love flow mingling down; Did e'er such love, such sorrow meet, Or thorns compose so bright a crown!
3 My soul, survey the wond'rous cross,
On which the Prince of glory died,
And count thy richest gain but loss,
And pour contempt on all thy pride.
4 Forbid it LORD, that I should boast,'
Save in the cross of CHRIST my GOD;
All the vain things that please me most,
I'd sacrifice them to His blood.
5 Were the whole realm of nature mine,
That were a present far too small ;
Love so amazing, so divine,
Demands my soul, my life my all.
WAKE, O sword," the Father cries; The sword awakes, and Jesus dies; He bows His head beneath the stroke, To free our souls from Satan's yoke,
2 What mingled dignity and grace
Appear'd in our REDEEMER's face,
When He forsook the courts above,
And swiftly flew on wings of love!
3 Our nature with His own He joins,
And thus fulfils His grand designs;
The Son of man, the Son of GoD,
Redeems the Church with His own blood.
4 How great the price MESSIAH paid,
When He His soul an off'ring made
Behold redemption all complete!"
Behold the SAVIOUR'S love how great!
5 See grace and justice both combine!
United now, how bright they shine!
GOD's glory in the cross appears,
And Mercy's voice dispels our fears.
W shiloh come, is not received.
HO hath our report believed?
Not received by His own;
Promis'd branch from root of Jesse,
David's offspring sent to bless ye,
Comes.too meekly to be known.
2 Like a tender plant that's growing
Where no water's friendly flowing,
No kind rains.refresh the ground:
Dropping, dying we shall view Him,"
See no charm to dra v us to Him,
There no beauty will be found.
3 Lo! MESSIAH umrespected, "
Man of griefs, despised, rejected;
Wounds His form disfiguring,
Marr'd His visage more than any,
For He bears the sins of
naay.
Ail our sorrows carrying.
4 No deceit His mouth hath spoken, Blameless. He no law had broken;
Yet was number'd with the worst; For, because the LORD would grieve Him, We, who saw it, did believe Him For His own offences curst.
5 But while him our thoughts accused, He for us alone was bruised,
Stricken, smitten for our guilt: With His stripes our wounds are cured, By His pains our peace assured, Purchas'd with the blood He spilt..
6 Love amazing, so to mind us,
Shepherd come from heaven to find us,
Wand'ring sheep all gone astray !
Lost, undone by our transgressions!
Worse than stript of all possessions,
Debtors without hope to pay.
7 Fear our portion, slaves in spirit,-
He redeem'd us by His merit,
To a glorious liberty:
Dearly first His goodness brought us,
Truth and love then sweetly taught us:
Truth and love have made us free. -
8 Blessed be the pow'r who gave us,
Freely gave His Son to save us ;
Bless'd the SON, who freely came:
Honor, blessing, adoration,
Ever from the whole creation,
Be to God, and to the LAMB,
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