Evangelical Lutheran hymnal ‎#63

63. Enslaved by sin, and bound in chains

1 Enslaved by sin, and bound in chains,
Beneath its dreadful tyrant sway,
And doomed to everlasting pains,
We wretched guilty captives lay.

2 Nor gold nor gems could buy our peace;
Nor all the world’s collected store
Suffice to purchase our release;
A thousand worlds were all too poor.

3 Jesus, the Lord, the mighty God,
An all-sufficient ransom paid:
O matchless price! His precious blood
For vile, rebellious traitors shed.

4 Jesus the sacrifice became
To rescue guilty souls from hell;
The spotless, bleeding, dying Lamb
Beneath avenging justice fell.

5 Amazing goodness! love divine!
O may our grateful hearts adore
The matchless grace; nor yield to sin,
Nor wear its cruel fetters more!

Text Information

• First Line: Enslaved by sin, and bound in chains
• Author: Anna Steele (1760)
• Meter: L. M. No. 1
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1908
• Topic: The Church Year: Passion; Second Sunday in Lent
• Notes: Now Public Domain. Alternate Tunes: HAMBURG, #206, and MISSIONARY CHANT, #164

Tune Information

• Name: ROCKINGHAM (New)
• Composer: Lowell Mason, Mus. Doc. (1830)
• Meter: L. M. No. 1
• Key: G Major
• Notes: Public Domain.