Now I Have Found the Ground Wherein

Now I have found the ground

where­in

Sure my soul’s an­chor may re­main

The wounds of Je­sus

for my sin

Before the world’s foun­da­tion slain:

Whose mer­cy shall un­shak­en stay

When Heav’n and earth are fled away.

Father

Thine ev­er­last­ing grace

Our scan­ty thought sur­pass­es far:

Thy heart still melts with ten­der­ness

Thy arms of love still op­en are

Returning sin­ners to re­ceive

That mer­cy they may taste and live.

O Love

Thou bot­tom­less abyss!

My sins are swal­lowed up in Thee!

Covered is my un­right­eous­ness

Nor spot of guilt re­mains on me

While Je­sus’ blood

through earth and skies

Mercy

free

bound­less mer­cy

cries.

With faith I plunge me in this sea;

Here is my hope

my joy

my rest!

Hither

when hell as­sails

I flee

I look in­to my Sav­ior’s breast;

Away

sad doubt

and anx­ious fear!

Mercy is all that’s writ­ten there.

Though waves and storms go o’er my head

Though strength

and health

and friends be gone

Though joys be wi­thered all

and dead

Though ev­ery com­fort be with­drawn

On this my stead­fast soul re­lies

Father

Thy mer­cy nev­er dies.

Fixed on this ground will I re­main

Though my heart fail

and flesh de­cay;

This an­chor shall my soul sus­tain

When earth’s foun­da­tions melt away;

Mercy’s full pow­er I then shall prove

Loved with an ev­er­last­ing love.