See How Great a Flame Aspires

See how great a flame as­pires

Kindled by a spark of grace!

Jesu’s love the na­tions fires

Sets the king­doms on a blaze:

To bring fire on earth He came;

Kindled in some hearts it is:

O that all might catch the flame

All par­take the glo­ri­ous bliss!

When He first the work be­gun

Small and fee­ble was His day:

Now the Word doth swift­ly run;

Now it wins its wid­en­ing way:

More and more it spreads

and grows

Ever migh­ty to pre­vail;

Sin’s strong­holds it now o’er­throws

Shakes the trem­bling gates of hell.

Sons of God

your Sav­ior praise!

He the door hath op­ened wide!

He hath giv’n the word of grace

Jesus’ word is glo­ri­fied;

Jesus migh­ty to re­deem

He alone the work hath wrought;

Worthy is the work of Him

Him who spake a world from naught.

Saw ye not the cloud arise

Little as a hu­man hand?

Now it spreads along the skies

Hangs o’er all the thirs­ty land!

Lo! the pro­mise of a show­er

Drops alrea­dy from above;

But the Lord will short­ly pour

All the spir­it of His love.