Lutheran Book of Worship ‎#202

202. Victim Divine, Your Grace We Claim

1 Victim Divine, your grace we claim,
As here your precious death we show;
Once offered up, a spotless lamb,
In your great temple here below,
You did for humankind atone;
And now you stand before the throne.

2 You stand within the holiest place,
As once for guilty sinners slain;
Your blood for sinners intercedes,
Redemption for the world to gain.
Your blood shall still our ransom be,
The payment made to set us free.

3 We have no need to go to heav'n
To bring the long-sought Savior down;
You are to all already giv'n,
And even now your banquet crown.
To ev'ry faithful soul appear,
And show your very presence here.

Text Information

• First Line: Victim Divine, your grace we claim
• Title: Victim Divine, Your Grace We Claim
• Author: Charles Wesley, 1707-1788 (alt.)
• Meter: 88 88 88
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1978
• Topic: Holy Communion; Atonement

Tune Information

• Name: DAS NEUGEBORNE KINDELEIN
• Composer: Melchior Vulpius, c. 1560-1615
• Meter: 88 88 88
• Key: C Major