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Text:The Lord first empties whom he fills
Author:Erskine
Tune:DENTON
Composer:E. Hamilton

447. The Lord first empties whom he fills

1 The Lord first empties whom he fills,
Casts down whom he would raise;
He quickens, when the letter kills,
Exalting thus his praise.

2 When he applies his healing blood
Unto a sin-sick soul,
This balsam, powerful, precious, good,
Ne'er fails to make it whole.

3 On us he spent his life and blood,
Our losses to retrieve;
Mankind's redemption now holds good
For sinner's who believe.

Text Information
First Line: The Lord first empties whom he fills
Author: Erskine
Publication Date: 1886
Topic: The Sinner: Repentance and Acceptance
Tune Information
Name: DENTON
Composer: E. Hamilton
Meter: C. M.
Key: A♭ Major
Notes: Alternate tunes: #227, 546, or 669.



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