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Text: | Redemption by Christ alone |
Author: | Steele |
1 Enslav'd by sin and bound in chains,
Beneath its dreadful tyrant sway,
And doom'd 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;
Invalu'd 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!
6 Dear Saviour, let thy love pursue,
The glorious work it has begun,
Each secret lurking foe subdue,
And let our hearts be thine alone.
Text Information | |
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First Line: | Enslav'd by sin and bound in chains |
Title: | Redemption by Christ alone |
Author: | Steele |
Meter: | L. M. |
Language: | English |
Publication Date: | 1792 |
Scripture: | ; ; |
Topic: | The Wonders of Redemption, celebrated in Songs of Praise |