NCH 113
Glory be to Jesus,
Hymn Text
Verse 1
Glory be to Jesus,
Who in bitter pains,
Pour'd for me the lifeblood
From his sacred veins.
Who in bitter pains,
Pour'd for me the lifeblood
From his sacred veins.
Verse 2
Grace and life eternal
In that blood I find;
Blest be his compassion,
Infinitely kind.
In that blood I find;
Blest be his compassion,
Infinitely kind.
Verse 3
Blest through endless ages
Be the precious stream
Which from endless torment
Doth the world redeem.
Be the precious stream
Which from endless torment
Doth the world redeem.
Verse 4
There the fainting spirit
Drinks of life her fill;
There as in a fountain
Laves herself at will
Drinks of life her fill;
There as in a fountain
Laves herself at will
Verse 5
Abel's blood for vengeance
Pleaded to the skies;
But the blood of Jesus
For our pardon cries.
Pleaded to the skies;
But the blood of Jesus
For our pardon cries.
Verse 6
When as it is sprinkled
On our guilty hearts,
Satan in confusion,
Terror-struck departs.
On our guilty hearts,
Satan in confusion,
Terror-struck departs.
Verse 7
Oft as earth exalting
Wafts its praise on high,
Hell with horror trembles;
Heav'n is fill'd with joy.
Wafts its praise on high,
Hell with horror trembles;
Heav'n is fill'd with joy.
Verse 8
Lift ye, then, ye voices;
Swell the mighty flood;
Louder still and louder,
Praise the precious blood.
Swell the mighty flood;
Louder still and louder,
Praise the precious blood.
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