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LX. The Gospel is the Power of God to Salvation

1 What shall the dying sinner do,
That seeks relief for all his woe?
Where shall the guilty conscience find
Ease for the torment of the mind?

2 How shall we get our crimes forgiven,
Or form our natures fit for heaven?
Can souls, all o'er defil'd with sin
Make their own powers and passions clean?

3 In vain we search, in vain we try,
Till Jesus brings his gospel nigh;
'Tis there such power and glory dwell
That save rebellious souls from hell.

4 This is the pillar of our hope
That bears our fainting spirits up;
We read the grace, we trust the word,
And find salvation in the Lord.

5 Let men or angels dig the mines
Where nature's golden treasure shines;
Brought near the doctrine of the cross,
All nature's gold appears but dross.

6 Should vile blasphemers with disdain,
Pronounce the truths of Jesus vain,
I'll meet the scandal and the shame,
And sing, and triumph in his name.

Text Information

• First Line: What shall the dying sinner do
• Title: The Gospel is the Power of God to Salvation
• Author: Dr. Watts
• Meter: L. M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1792
• Scripture:
  Romans 1:16
• Topic: Scripture: The Gospel; Gospel: The power of God to salvation
• Source: Dr. Watts's Sermons
• Notes: Public Domain.

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