A Selection of Psalms and Hymns ‎#CLXXI

CLXXI. The great Redeemer we adore

1 The great Redeemer we adore,
Who came the lost to seek and save;
Went humbly down from Jordan's shore
To find a tomb beneath a wave.

2 Thus it becomes us to fulfil,
All righteousness he meekly said,
Why should be then to do his will,
Or be ashamed or be afraid?

3 With thee into thy wat'ry tomb,
Lord 'tis our glory to descend;
'Tis wondrous grace that gives us room,
To lie interr'd with such a friend.

4 But a much more tempestuous flood,
O'erwhelm'd thy body and thy soul:
That's plung'd in tears and sweat and blood
And over this black terrors roll.

5 Yet as the yielding waves give way,
To let us see the light again:
So on thy resurrection day,
The bands of death prov'd weak and vain.

Text Information

• First Line: The great Redeemer we adore
• Meter: Long Metre
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1790
• Topic: Baptism
• Source: Newport Coll.

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