1 I now have found the firm foundation Where evermore my anchor grounds! It lay there ere the world’s creation, Where else, but in my Saviour’s wounds? Foundation which unmov’d shall stay, When earth and heaven pass away. 2 O depth of love, in which past finding My sins through Christ’s blood disappear! This is for wounds the safest binding, There is no condemnation here. For Jesus’ blood thro’ earth and skies Forever “Mercy! Mercy!” cries. 3 I never will forget this crying, In faith I’ll trust it all my days; And when o’er all my sins I’m sighing I t’ward my Father’s heart will gaze. For there is always to be found Free mercy without end or bound. 4 Though in the best of all my actions, In works that are admir’d the most, I must perceive great imperfections; I surely have no right to boast. Yet this sweet comfort doth abide, In “Mercy” only I’ll confide. 5 Be it with me as He is willing Whose mercy is a boundless sea; May He, Himself, my heart be stilling, That this may ne’er forgotten be. So rests my heart in joy and woe On mercy while it beats below. 6 On this foundation I, unshrinking, Will stand, while I on earth remain; This shall engage my acting, thinking, While I the breath of life retain. Then I will sing eternally Unfathomed Mercy, still of Thee!
Source: Zion's Harp: a collection of hymns and songs for the Apostolic Christian Church of America #221
John Wesley, the son of Samuel, and brother of Charles Wesley, was born at Epworth, June 17, 1703. He was educated at the Charterhouse, London, and at Christ Church, Oxford. He became a Fellow of Lincoln College, Oxford, and graduated M.A. in 1726. At Oxford, he was one of the small band consisting of George Whitefield, Hames Hervey, Charles Wesley, and a few others, who were even then known for their piety; they were deridingly called "Methodists." After his ordination he went, in 1735, on a mission to Georgia. The mission was not successful, and he returned to England in 1738. From that time, his life was one of great labour, preaching the Gospel, and publishing his commentaries and other theological works. He died in London, in 17… Go to person page >| First Line: | Now I have found the ground wherein |
| Title: | Redemption Found |
| German Title: | Ich habe nun den Grund gefunden |
| Author: | Johann Andreas Rothe (1727) |
| Translator: | John Wesley (1740) |
| Meter: | 8.8.8.8.8.8 |
| Language: | English |
| Copyright: | Public Domain |
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