Evangelical Lutheran hymnal ‎#370

370. Grace! 'tis a charming sound

1 Grace! ’tis a charming sound,
Harmonious to the ear!
Heav'n with the echo shall resound,
And all the earth shall hear.

2 Grace first contrived the way
To save rebellious man;
And all the steps that grace display
Which drew the wondrous plan.

3 Grace led my roving feet
To tread the heavenly road;
And new supplies, each hour, I meet,
While pressing on to God.

4 Grace all the work shall crown,
Through everlasting days;
It lays in heaven the topmost stone,
And well deserves the praise.

Text Information

• First Line: Grace! 'tis a charming sound
• Author: Rev. Philip Doddridge (1755)
• Meter: S. M. No. 3
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1908
• Topic: Christmas; Sunday after New Year's; Eleventh Sunday after Trinity; Second Sunday after Trinity; Ninth Sunday after Trinity; Christian Life and Hope: The Walk of Godliness: Call to Grace and Admonition to Holiness

Tune Information

• Name: OLNEY
• Composer: Lowell Mason, Mus. Doc. (1832)
• Meter: S. M. No. 3
• Key: F Major