Almighty God, Whose Only Son

Almighty God

whose on­ly Son

O’er sin and death the tri­umph won

And ev­er lives to in­ter­cede

For souls who Thy sweet mer­cy need.

In His dear name to Thee we pray

For all who err and go as­tray

For sin­ners

where­so­e’er they be

Who do not serve and hon­or Thee.

There are who nev­er yet have heard

The tid­ings of Thy bless­èd Word

But still in hea­then dark­ness dwell

Without one thought of Heav’n or hell.

And some with­in Thy sac­red fold

To ho­ly things are dead and cold

And waste the pre­cious hours of life

In self­ish ease

or toil

or strife.

And ma­ny a quick­ened soul with­in

There lurks the sec­ret love of sin

A way­ward will

or anx­ious fears

Or lin­ger­ing taint of by­gone years.

O give re­pent­ance true and deep

To all Thy lost and wan­der­ing sheep

And kin­dle in their hearts the fire

Of ho­ly love and pure de­sire.

That so from an­gel hosts ab­ove

May rise a sweet­er song of love

And we

with all the blest

ad­ore

Thy name

O God

for ev­er­more.