1 Come, behold a great expedient,
God revealed in flesh appears;
God himself become obedient,
And the curse for sinners bears;
'Tis a great, a gracious plan,
Wounding sin, yet sparing man.
2 Oh, the wisdom of contrivance,
Oh, the grace that shines therein,
God forgives without connivance,
He forgives, yet spares not sin;
Justice sees the victim bleed,
Nothing more can justice need.
3 Whither should we go, oh, whither,
Whither from the glorious sight?
Truth and mercy meet together,
Righteous and peace unite:
'Tis the cross that gives us rest,
Makes us safe, and makes us blest.
Source: Laudes Domini: a selection of spiritual songs ancient and modern #587
Kelly, Thomas, B.A., son of Thomas Kelly, a Judge of the Irish Court of Common Pleas, was born in Dublin, July 13, 1769, and educated at Trinity College, Dublin. He was designed for the Bar, and entered the Temple, London, with that intention; but having undergone a very marked spiritual change he took Holy Orders in 1792. His earnest evangelical preaching in Dublin led Archbishop Fowler to inhibit him and his companion preacher, Rowland Hill, from preaching in the city. For some time he preached in two unconsecrated buildings in Dublin, Plunket Street, and the Bethesda, and then, having seceded from the Established Church, he erected places of worship at Athy, Portarlington, Wexford, &c, in which he conducted divine worship and preached. H… Go to person page >
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