God made known the mystery

Verse 1
God made known the mystery,
The gospel of his grace,
Call’d the messenger to see
His God in Jesus’ face:
God by revelation gave
The power to preach a dying God,
Ministerial power to save
Believers in his blood.

Verse 2
‘I receiv’d it not of man,
Of man I was not taught;
Jesus did himself explain
The grace for sinners bought:
Christ did to my heart reveal
The welcome news of sin forgiven,
News of joy unspeakable,
And peace ’twixt earth and heaven.’

Verse 3
Every chosen instrument
Ordain’d by the Most High,
Every minister is sent
Of Christ to testify:
Lo, we preach his name abroad;
Know all the truth in us reveal’d,
Sinners by the blood of God
Receive your pardon seal’d.

Hymnal/Album: Originally titled: “'The dispensation of the grace of GOD, which is given me to you-ward: how that BY REVELATION HE made known to me the mystery.'—Eph. iii. 2, 3. 'I neither received it of man, neither was I taught it, but BY THE REVELATION of JESUS CHRIST.'—Gal. i. 12.” Introduced in Charles Wesley, Hymns on the Trinity (Bristol: William Pine, 1767). Published in The Poetical Works of John and Charles Wesley, Collected and Arranged by G. Osborn, Vol. 7 (London: Wesleyan-Methodist Conference Office, 1870), page 236.
Publishing: Public Domain