A Selection of Hymns ‎#CXCIII

CXCIII. The Ransom

1 "I come," the great redeemer cries,
"A year of freedom to declare,
"From debts and bondage to discharge,
"And Jews and Greeks the grace shall share:

2 "A day of vengeance I proclaim,
"But not on man the storm shall fall,
"On me its thunder shall descend;
"My strength, my love sustain them all."

3 Stupendous favor! matchless grace!
Jesus has dy'd that we might live;
Not worlds below, or worlds above
Could so divine a ransom give.

4 To him, who lov'd our ruin'd race,
And for our lives laid down his own,
Let songs of joyful praises rise,
Sublime, eternal as his throne.

Text Information

• First Line: I come, the great Redeemer cries
• Title: The Ransom
• Meter: L. M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1792
• Scripture:
  Isaiah 61:2
• Topic: Characters and Representations of Christ: Ransom; Christ: Ransom

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