The Lutheran Hymnal ‎#374

374. Grace! 'Tis a Charming Sound

1 Grace, ’tis a charming sound,
Harmonious to the ear;
Heav'n with the echo shall resound,
And all the earth shall hear.

2 Grace first contrived the way
To save rebellious man,
And all the steps that grace display
Which drew the wondrous plan.

3 Grace first inscribed my name
In God’s eternal book;
’Twas grace that gave me to the Lamb,
Who all my sorrows took.

4 Grace led my wand'ring feet
To tread the heav'nly road;
And new supplies each hour I meet,
While pressing on to God.

5 Grace taught my soul to pray
And made mine eyes o’erflow;
’Twas grace which kept me to this day
And will not let me go.

6 Grace all the work shall crown
Through everlasting days;
It lays in heaven the topmost stone,
And well deserves the praise.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: Grace! 'tis a charming sound
• Title: Grace! 'Tis a Charming Sound
• Author (sts. 1, 2, 4, 6): Philip Doddridge (1755)
• Author (sts. 3, 5): Augustus M. Toplady (1776, alt.)
• Meter: S.M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1941
• Scripture:
  Ephesians 2:5
• Topic: Faith and Justification

Tune Information

• Name: ENERGY
• Composer: William H. Monk (1861)
• Meter: S.M.
• Key: G Major