Divine Songs for Children ‎#VI

VI. Praise for the Gospel

Lord, I ascribe it to thy grace,
And not to chance, as others do,
That I was born of Christian race,
And not a heathen, or a Jew.

What would the ancient Jewish kings
And Jewish prophets once have given,
Could they have heard these glorious things
Which Christ revealed and brought from heaven?

How glad the heathen would have been,
That worshipped idols, wood, and stone,
If they the book of God had seen,
Or Jesus and his Gospel known!

Then, if the Gospel I refuse,
How shall I e’er lift up my eyes?
For all the Gentiles and the Jews
Against me will in judgment rise.

Text Information

• First Line: Lord, I ascribe it to thy grace
• Title: Praise for the Gospel
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1827

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