God, in the Gospel of His Son

God, in the Gos-pel of His Son, Makes His e-ter-nal coun-sels known; Where love in all its glo-ry shines, And truth is drawn in fair-est lines. Here sin-ners of a hum-ble frame May taste His grace, and learn His name; May read, in char-ac-ters of blood, The wis-dom, power, and grace of God. The pris-oner here may break his chains; The wea-ry rest from all his pains; The cap-tive feel his bond-age cease; The mourn-er find the way of peace. Here faith re-veals to mor-tal eyes A bright-er world be-yond the skies; Here shines the light which guides our way From earth to realms of end-less day. O grant us grace, al-might-y Lord, To read and mark your ho-ly Word; Its truths with meek-ness to re-ceive, And by its ho-ly pre-cepts live.