Verse 1
O that thou would’st the heavens rent,
In majesty come down!
Stretch out thine arm omnipotent,
And seize me for thine own.
Verse 2
Descend, and let thy lightning burn
The stubble of thy foe,
My sins o’erturn, o’erturn, o’erturn,
And let the mountains flow.
Verse 3
Thou my impetuous spirit guide,
And curb my headstrong will.
Thou only canst drive back the tide,
And bid the sun stand still.
Verse 4
What tho’ I cannot break my chain,
Or e’er throw off my load,
The things impossible with men,
Are possible to God.
Verse 5
Is any thing too hard for thee,
Almighty Lord of all,
Whose threating looks dry up the sea,
And make the mountains fall?
Verse 6
Who, who shall in thy presence stand,
And match omnipotence,
Ungrasp the hold of thy right-hand,
Or pluck the sinner thence?
Verse 7
Sworn to destroy let earth assail,
Nearer to save thou art,
Stronger than all the powers of hell,
And greater than my heart.
Verse 8
Lo! To the hills I lift mine eye,
Thy promis’d aid I claim,
Father of mercies, glorify
Thyself in Jesu’s name.
Verse 9
Salvation in that name is found,
Balm of my grief, and care,
A med’cine for my every wound,
All, all I want is there.
Verse 10
Jesu! Redeemer, Saviour, Lord,
The weary sinner’s friend,
Come to my help pronounce the word,
And bid my troubles end.
Verse 11
Deliverance to my soul proclaim
And life and liberty,
Shed forth the virtue of thy name,
And Jesus prove to me.
Verse 12
Faith to be heal’d thou know’st I have,
For thou that faith hast given:
Thou canst, thou canst the sinner save,
And make me meet for heaven.
Verse 13
Thou canst o’ercome this heart of mine,
Thou wilt victorious prove,
For everlasting strength is thine,
And everlasting love.
Verse 14
Thy powerful Spirit shall subdue
Unconquerable sin;
Cleanse this foul heart, and make it new,
And write thy law within.
Verse 15
Bound down with twice ten thousand ties,
Yet let me hear thy call,
My soul in confidence shall rise,
Shall rise, and break thro’ all.
Verse 16
Speak, and the deaf shall hear thy voice,
The blind his sight receive,
The dumb in songs of praise rejoice,
The heart of stone believe.
Verse 17
The Ethiop then shall change his skin,
The dead shall feel thy power,
The loathsome leper shall be clean,
And I shall sin no more!