Appears in 4 hymnals Scripture: Luke 23:39-43 Lyrics: 1 Come see the Pow'r of Christ our King
When on the Cross the Saviour hung,
His Grace a dying Thief did bring,
To own him with his Heart and Tongue.
2 Our Malefactor scorn'd Christ's Name,
The other did his Sin reprove;
Then said by Faith to God's dear Lamb,
"Remember me O Lord above."
3 What noble Faith in him appear'd,
That he could trust a dying Lord!
He soon the blessed Jesus heard
pronounce this sweet reviving Word;
4 "Amen, this Day thy Soul shall be
"With me in Paradise above."
This made the dying Pris'ner free;
These Words were full of boundless Love.
5 What Comfort did this Speech convey,
To his poor guilty wretched Mind!
When thus he heard the Saviour say,
Great Peace the Criminal did find.
6 Thus Jesus Christ forgave the Thierf,
And shew'd great Mercy to the Man;
So in the midst of Woe and Grief,
His Joy and Happiness began.
7 O how he sings the Saviour's Praise,
Who took him at the very last,
When he his youthful Strength and Days
In Satan's Cause had spent and past!
8 Now he adores God's holy Name,
And stands before the Saviours Face;
And will eternally proclaim
The boundless Riches of his Grace! Topics: liturgical Songs of Response; Invitation to Praise and Repentance
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