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Infinite grace, and can it be

Infinite grace, and can it be

Author: W. Tucker
Tune: CUSSETA
Published in 30 hymnals

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1 Infinite grace! and can it be
That heaven's Supreme should stoop so low!
To visit one so vile as I,
One who has been his bitt'rest foe!

2 Can holiness and wisdom join,
With truth, with justice, and with grace,
To make eternal blessings mine,
And sin, with all its guilt erase?

3 O love! beyond conception great,
That form'd the vast, stupendous plan!
Where all divine perfections meet
To reconcile rebellious man!

4 There wisdom shines in fullest blaze,
And justice all her rights maintains!
Astonish'd angels stoop to gaze,
While mercy o'er the guilty reigns.

5 Yes, mercy reigns, and justice too--
In Christ harmoniously they meet:
He paid to justice all her due,
And now he fills the mercy-seat.

6 Such are the wonders of our God,
And such th'amazing depths of grace,
To save from wrath's vindictive rod,
The sons of Adam's fallen race.

7 With grateful songs, then let our souls
Surround our gracious Father's throne;
And all between the distant poles
His truth and mercy ever own.

Source: A Collection of Hymns and Prayers, for Public and Private Worship #116

Author: W. Tucker

William Tucker was born at Chard, Somerset, March 27th, 1731. His parents were members of the Church of England. After hearing George Whitefield in London, he grey daily more and more acquainted with the plague of his heart, the spirituality of God's law, and the unsearchable riches of his grace. He worked in Chard as a cutler and iron monger and joined the Baptist church. He wrote a variety of pieces including "Predestination Calmly Considered," "Arminianism Dissected" and articles against Pre-Existerianism. as well as hymns. Dianne Shapiro from Memoirs of the Principal Hymn-writers and Compilers of the 17th, 18th and 19th Centuries (4th ed.) by John Gadsby (London: John Gadsby) Go to person page >

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First Line: Infinite grace, and can it be
Author: W. Tucker
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain

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A Choice Selection of Hymns and Spiritual Songs #LXXVIII

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A Collection of Hymns and Prayers, for Public and Private Worship #116

A Selection of Hymns....3d ed #d124

Christian Psalms and Hymns to Aid in Public and Private Devotion #d453

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Dupuy's Hymns and Spiritual Songs (Rev. corr. and enl.) #68

Hymns and Spiritual Songs, Selected and Original. 7th ed. #d220

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Hymns selected from various authors #20

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Hymns, Selected and Original, for Public and Private Worship #333

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Hymns, Selected and Original #333

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Hymns #333

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Hymns #333

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Hymns #333

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Psalms and Hymns, for the Use of the German Reformed Church, in the United States of America. (2nd ed.) #35

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The Cluster of Spiritual Songs, Divine Hymns and Sacred Poems #XLII

The Good Old Songs #d275

The Good Old Songs #480

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The Harp #64

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The Harp. 2nd ed. #a64

The Primitive Hymns #d291

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The Psalms and Hymns #4c

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