The Voice of Praise ‎#466

466. Behold! what wondrous grace

1 Behold! what wondrous grace
The Father has bestowed
On sinners of a mortal race,
To call them sons of God.

2 Tis no surprising thing
That we should be unknown;
The Jewish world knew not their King,
God's everlasting Son.

3 Nor doth it yet appear
How great we must be made;
But, when we see our Saviour here,
We shall be like our Head.

4 A hope, so much divine,
May trials well endure;
May purge our souls from sense and sin,
As Christ, the Lord, is pure.

5 If, in my Father's love,
I share a filial part,
Send down thy Spirit, like a dove,
To rest upon my heart.

6 We would no longer lie,
Like slaves, beneath the throne;
Our faith shall Abba, Father! cry,
And thou the kindred own.

Text Information

• First Line: Behold! what wondrous grace
• Author: Watts
• Meter: S. M.
• Publication Date: 1873
• Scripture:
  John 1:12
  ;
  Romans 8:14-15
  ;
  1 Corinthians 2:9-10
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  1 Corinthians 13:12
  ;
  2 Corinthians 6:18
  ;
  Galatians 4:4-6
  ;
  Ephesians 1:4-5
  ;
  1 John 3:1-2
• Topic: The Christian System: Adoption And Sanctification; Acceptance with God

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