Verse 1
Glory to God, and praise, and love
Be ever, ever given;
By saints below, and saints above,
The church in earth and heaven. (Eph. 3:14-15)

Verse 2
On this glad day the glorious Sun
Of righteousness arose, (Mal. 4:2, Isa. 9:2)
On my benighted soul he shone, (II Cor. 4:6)
And fill’d it with repose. (Matt. 11:28)

Verse 3
Sudden expir’d the legal strife, (Rom. 7:6, Gal. 2:19)
’Twas then I ceas’d to grieve,
My second, real, living life (Gal. 2:20, II Cor. 5:17, John 3:3, John 3:7, I Pet. 1:23)
I then began to live.

Verse 4
Then with my heart I first believ’d, (Rom. 10:9-10, Rom. 13:11)
Believ’d, with faith divine,
Power with the Holy Ghost receiv’d (Gal. 4:6, John 3:5-6)
To call the Saviour mine.

Verse 5
I felt my Lord’s atoning blood
Close to my soul applied; (Heb. 9:14, I John 1:7)
Me, me he lov’d—the Son of God
For me, for me he died! (Gal. 2:20, Rom. 5:8, I Thess. 5:10)

Verse 6
I found, and own’d his promise true,
Ascertain’d of my part,
My pardon pass’d in heaven I knew
When written on my heart. (Jer. 31:33, Heb. 8:10, Heb. 10:16)

Verse 7
O for a thousand tongues to sing
My dear Redeemer’s praise! (Ps. 35:28)
The glories of my God and King,
The triumphs of his grace.

Verse 8
My gracious Master, and my God,
Assist me to proclaim,
To spread thro’ all the earth abroad (Matt. 28:19-20, Mark 16:15, Ps. 96:3, Acts 1:8)
The honours of thy name.

Verse 9
Jesus the name that charms our fears,
That bids our sorrows cease;
’Tis musick in the sinner’s ears,
’Tis life, and health, and peace! (Acts 4:12)

Verse 10
He breaks the power of cancell’d sin, (Rom. 6:6-7, Rom. 6:14, Col. 1:14)
He sets the prisoner free: (Is. 61:1, Luke 4:18)
His blood can make the foulest clean; (I John 1:7, Heb. 9:22, Isa. 1:18)
His blood avail’d for me. (Rom. 5:9, Heb. 9:12-14, Rev. 1:5)

Verse 11
He speaks; and listening to his voice,
New life the dead receive, (Matt. 9:18-25, Mark 5:21-43, Luke 7:11-15, Luke 8:40-56, John 5:25, John 11:38-44)
The mournful, broken hearts rejoice, (Ps. 51:17)
The humble poor believe. (Is. 61:1, Luke 4:18, Matt. 11:5, Luke 7:22)

Verse 12
Hear him ye deaf, his praise ye dumb (Isa. 35:5-6, Matt. 11:5, Matt. 15:30-31, Luke 7:21-22)
Your loosen’d tongues employ, (Isa. 35:6, Matt. 12:22, Matt. 15:30-31)
Ye blind, behold your Saviour come, (Isa. 35:5, Matt. 9:27-31, Matt. 12:22, Matt. 11:5, Matt. 15:30-31, Matt. 20:29-33, Matt. 21:14, Mark 8:22-25, Mark 10:46-52, Luke 7:21-22, Luke 18:35-43, John 9:1-7)
And leap, ye lame, for joy. (Isa. 35:6, Matt. 11:5, Matt. 15:30-31, Matt. 21:14, Luke 7:21-22, John 5:1-15, Acts 3:8)

Verse 13
Look unto him, ye nations, own (Isa. 45:22)
Your God, ye fallen race!
Look, and be sav’d, thro’ faith alone;
Be justified, by grace! (Rom. 3:24, Eph. 2:8-9, Tit. 3:7)

Verse 14
See all your sins on Jesus laid; (Isa. 53:6, II Cor. 5:21)
The Lamb of God was slain, (John 1:29)
His soul was once an offering made (Isa. 53:10)
For every soul of man. (I John 2:2)

Verse 15
Harlots, and publicans, and thieves (Matt. 9:10-13, Mark 2:16-17, Luke 5:30-31)
In holy triumph join! (Matt. 21:31-32, Luke 15:7)
Sav’d is the sinner that believes (Acts 16:31)
From crimes as great as mine. (I Tim. 1:15)

Verse 16
Murtherers, and all ye hellish crew,
Ye sons of lust and pride,
Believe the Saviour died for you; (Matt. 9:13, Mark 2:17, Luke 5:32, Rom. 5:8)
For me the Saviour died. (I Tim. 1:15)

Verse 17
Awake from guilty nature’s sleep, (Rom. 13:11)
And Christ shall give you light, (Eph. 5:14)
Cast all your sins into the deep, (Mic. 7:19)
And wash the Ethiop white. (Isa. 1:18, Jer. 13:23, Ps. 51:7)

Verse 18
With me, your chief, you then shall know, (I Tim. 1:15)
Shall feel your sins forgiven; (Acts 10:43, Ps. 32:1)
Anticipate your heaven below,
And own, that love is heaven. (I John 4:16)