Thou Only Couldst, Great Three in One

Thou on­ly couldst

great Three in One

Salvation’s scheme con­trive

Reveal a Sav­ior to atone

And bid dead souls re­vive.

’Tis Thine alone

O God of Love

With our hard hearts to strive.

Make dark­ness from the mind re­move

And light and hope re­vive.

Be this

O Lord

a quick­en­ing hour

Hell of its prey de­prive

Convert us by Thy sov­er­eign pow­er

And Thy own work re­vive.

When plea­sure’s wiles

or earth-born fear

Our souls to sin would drive

Let Thy own light of truth ap­pear

And our weak faith re­vive.

O Lord

the pow­ers of death de­stroy

That with our sins con­nive;

Fill us with soul-ex­alt­ing joy

And Heav’n-born peace re­vive.

Jesus

our bro­ther and high priest

Is ev­er­more alive.

By Him from guilt and grief re­leased

May we thro’ grace re­vive.

From strength to strength may we pro­ceed

Till all in Heav’n ar­rive;

And from each earth­ly tram­mel freed

Like Thy own self re­vive.