Prepare a Thankful Song

Prepare a thank­ful song

To our Re­deem­er’s name!

His prais­es should em­ploy each tongue

And ev­ery heart in­flame!

He laid His glo­ry by

And dread­ful pains en­dured;

That re­bels

such as you and I

From wrath might be se­cured.

Upon the cross He died

Our debt of sin to pay;

The blood and wa­ter from His side

Wash guilt and filth away.

And now He plead­ing stands

For us

be­fore the throne;

And an­swers all the Law’s de­mands

With what Him­self hath done.

He sees us

will­ing slaves

To sin

and Sa­tan’s pow­er;

But

with an out­stretched arm

He saves

In His ap­point­ed hour.

The Ho­ly Ghost He sends

Our stub­born souls to move;

To make His ene­mies His friends

And con­quer them by love.

The love of sin de­parts

The life of grace takes place

Soon as His voice in­vites our hearts

To rise and seek His face.

The world and Sa­tan rage

But He their pow­er con­trols;

His wis­dom

love

and truth

en­gage

Protection for our souls.

Tho’ pressed

we will not yield

But shall pre­vail at length

For Je­sus is our sun and shield

Our right­eous­ness and strength.

Assured that Christ our king

Will put our foes to flight;

We

on the field of bat­tle

sing

And tri­umph

while we fight.