Service Book and Hymnal of the Lutheran Church in America ‎#274b

274b. Victim Divine, thy grace we claim

1 Victim Divine, thy grace we claim
While thus thy precious death we show:
Once offered up, a spotless Lamb,
In thy great temple here below,
Thou didst for all mankind atone,
And standest now before the throne.

2 Thou standest in the holiest place,
As now for guilty sinners slain;
Thy Blood of sprinkling speaks and prays
All-prevalent for helpless man;
Thy Blood is still our ransom found,
And spreads salvation all around. A-men.

3 We need not now go to heaven
To bring the long-sought Saviour down;
Thou art to all already given,
Thou dost e'en now thy banquet crown:
To every faithful soul appear,
And show thy real presence here. A-men.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: Victim Divine, thy grace we claim
• Author: Charles Wesley, 1707-88
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1958
• Topic: Sacraments and Rites: Holy Communion

Tune Information

• Name: ST. CHRYSOSTOM
• Composer: Joseph Barnby, 1838 - 96
• Meter: 8 8, 8 8, 8 8.
• Key: E♭ Major