Verse 1
First, the great Almighty Lord
Condemn’d his righteous pride,
Then the sinner self-abhor’d
He chear’d and justified,
Then the humbled worm he rais’d,
The sinner sav’d by grace alone,
Took his servant’s part, and prais’d,
And claim’d him for his own.
Verse 2
Thus, Almighty Lord may I
Thine approbation gain,
Self-condemn’d for mercy cry,
’Till mercy I obtain:
Me of unbelief convince,
And then the guilty sinner clear,
Then reveal my pardon’d sins,
Eternal Comforter!