The Hymnal and Order of Service ‎#441

441. Now Have I Found the Ground Wherein

1 Now I have found the ground wherein
My soul’s sure anchor may remain:
The wounds of Jesus, for my sin
Before the world’s foundation slain;
Whose mercy shall unshaken stay
When heav'n and earth are fled away.

2 O Father, Thine everlasting grace
Our scanty thought surpasses far;
Thy heart still melts with tenderness,
Thine arms of love still open are,
Returning sinners to receive,
That mercy they may taste, and live.

3 O love, so great, so bottomless!
My sins are swallowed up in Thee!;
And covered my unrighteousness,
No spot of guilt remains in me;
While Jesus’ blood, through earth and skies,
For mercy, boundless mercy, cries!

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: Now have I found the ground wherein
• Title: Now Have I Found the Ground Wherein
• Author: Johannes Andreas Rothe (1727)
• Meter: 8 8, 8 8, 8 8.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1937
• Scripture:
  Hebrews 6:19
• Topic: Way of Salvation: Faith and Justification; Blood of Christ

Tune Information

• Name: COLCHESTER
• Composer: Samuel Sebastian Wesley, (1810-1876)
• Meter: 8 8, 8 8, 8 8.
• Key: E♭ Major
• Notes: Or: St. Catherine, No. 424.