Text: | As when the Hebrew prophet raised |
Author: | Isaac Watts |
Tune: | DOWNS |
Composer: | Lowell Mason |
1 As when the Hebrew prophet raised
The brazen serpent high,
The wounded looked, and straight were cured,
The people ceased to die;
2 So from the Saviour on the cross
A healing virtue flows;
Who looks to him with lively faith
Is saved from endless woes.
3 For God gave up his Son to death,
So gen'rous was his love,
That all the faithful might enjoy
Eternal life above.
4 Not to condemn the sons of men
The Son of God appeared;
No weapons in his hand are seen,
Nor voice of terror heard:
5 He came to raise our fallen state,
And our lost hopes restore;
Faith leads us to the mercy seat,
And bids us fear no more.
Amen.
Text Information | |
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First Line: | As when the Hebrew prophet raised |
Author: | Isaac Watts (1709) |
Meter: | C. M. |
Publication Date: | 1961 |
Scripture: | |
Topic: | Christ: Saviour; Christ: Substitute; Christian Life: Faith in Christ(3 more...) |
Source: | Scottish Paraphrases,, 1781 |
Tune Information | |
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Name: | DOWNS |
Composer: | Lowell Mason |
Meter: | C. M. |
Key: | E♭ Major |