A Selection of Hymns ‎#CDLXXX

CDLXXX. Love on a cross and a throne

1 Now let our faith grow strong, and rise,
And view our Lord in all his love;
Look back to hear his dying cries,
Then mount and see his throne above.

2 See where he languish'd on the cross;
Beneath our sins he groan'd and dy'd;
See where he sits to plead our cause
By his Almighty Father's side.

3 If we behold his bleeding heart,
There love in floods of sorrow reigns;
He triumphs o'er the killing smart,
And seals our pleasure with his pains.

4 Or if we climb th' eternal hills
Where the dear Conqueror sits enthron'd;
Still in his heart compassion dwells,
Near the memorials of his wound.

5 How shall vile pardon'd rebels show
How much they love their dying God
Lord, here we'd banish every foe,
We hat the sins that cost thy blood.

6 Commerce, no more, we hold with hell,
Our dearest lusts shall all depart;
But let thine image ever dwell
Stampt as a seal on every heart.

Text Information

• First Line: Now let our faith grow strong, and rise
• Title: Love on a cross and a throne
• Author: Dr. Watts
• Meter: L. M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1792
• Topic: The Lord's Supper; Love of Christ: On a cross and throne
• Source: Dr. Watt's Lyric

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