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| XIII | The Psalms Hymns and Spiritual Songs of the Old and New Testament, faithfully translated into English Metre#XIV | XV |
| Text: | Adoption |
1 Behold what wond'rous Grace
the Father has bestow'd
On Sinners of a Mortal Race,
to call them Sons of God!
'Tis no surprizing Thing,
that we should be unknown;
The Jewish World knew not their King,
God's everlasting Son:
2 Nor doth it yet appear
how great we must be made;
But when we see our Saviour here
we shall be like our Head.
A Hope so much divine
may Trials well endure,
May purge our Souls from Sense and Sin,
as Christ the Lord is pure.
3 If in my Father's Love
I share filial Part,
Send down thy Spirit, like a Dove,
to rest upon my Heart.
We would no longer lie
like Slaves beneath the Throne;
My Faith shall Abba Father cry,
and thou the Kindred own.
| Text Information | |
|---|---|
| First Line: | Behold what wond'rous Grace |
| Title: | Adoption |
| Language: | English |
| Publication Date: | 1773 |
| Notes: | Public Domain. |