The Psalms of David ‎#H5

H5. A Saviour is necessary

1 Enslav'd by sin and bound in chains
Beneath its dreadful tyrant sway,
And doom'd to everlasting pains,
We wretched guilty captives lay.

2 Nor can our arm procure our peace
Nor all the world's collected store
Suffice to purchase our release;
A thousand worlds were all too poor.

3 A Saviour, man, the mighty God,
A glorious ransom must procure;
Justice divine demands his blood
And nothing less can life insure,

4 Jesus, the man, the mighty God,
This all-sufficient ransom paid:
The Mediator's precious blood
For wretched sinners has been shed.

5 Jesus the sacrifice became,
To rescue guilty souls from hell:
The spotless, bleeding, dying Lamb
Beneath avenging justice fell.

6 Amazing justice! love divine!
O may our grateful hearts adore
The matchless grace, nor yield to sin,
Nor wear its cruel fetters more!

Text Information

• First Line: Enslaved by sin and bound in chains
• Title: A Saviour is necessary
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1789
• Topic: Heidelberg Catechism: Lord's Day 5
• Notes: Now Public Domain.

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