Christ, th’Eternal Lamb of God

Christ th’eter­nal Lamb of God

Died for man

His re­bel crea­ture

Paid the ran­som with His blood

To re­store fall’n hu­man na­ture:

Those that mourn their deep cor­rupt­ion

Share their Sav­ior’s blest adopt­ion.

This was lov­ing like a God

Who in won­drous con­des­cen­sion

Sent His on­ly Son abroad

To re­veal His blest in­ten­tion:

That the child­ren of per­di­tion

Should be heirs of God’s fru­ition.

Now that we are re­con­ciled

By the Son’s hu­mi­li­ation;

Will not that tri­umph­ant Child

Save us by His ex­al­ta­tion?

We

for whom He bore such la­bor

Are the dar­lings of His fa­vor.

Now we live by faith in Christ

Eying still His bright ex­am­ple

Who for us was sac­ri­ficed

And de­clares our hearts His tem­ple.

Thus we sin­ners boast with plea­sure

Our pos­ses­sion of this trea­sure.

Father

to Thy mer­cy seat

Be our best of thanks di­rect­ed;

Lord

the rage of sin de­feat

Still as­sault­ing Thine elect­ed:

And for ev­er

by Thy Spir­it

Fit us to pro­claim Christ’s mer­it.