Amazing Grace

Vanity of the Creature Sanctified Honey though the bee prepares,An envenomed sting he wears; Honey though the bee prepares,An envenomed sting he wears;Piercing thorns a guard composeRound the fragrant blooming rose. Where we think to find a sweet,Oft a painful sting we meet:When the rose invites our eye,We forget the

The True Aaron See Aaron, God’s anointed priest,Within the veil appear; See Aaron, God’s anointed priest,Within the veil appear;In robes of mystic meaning dressed,Presenting Israel’s prayer . The plate of gold which crowns his brows,His holiness describes;His breast displays, in shining rows,The names of all the tribes. With the atoning

The Refuge, River, and Rock of the Church He who on earth as man was known,And bore our sins and pains; He who on earth as man was known,And bore our sins and pains;Now, seated on th’ eternal throne,The God of glory reigns. His hands the wheels of nature guideWith

The Name of Jesus How sweet the name of Jesus soundsIn a believer’s ear? How sweet the name of Jesus soundsIn a believer’s ear?It soothes his sorrows, heals his wounds,And drives away his fear. It makes the wounded spirit whole,And calms the troubled breast;’Tis Manna to the hungry soul,And to

The Bitter Waters Bitter, indeed, the waters are.Which in this desert flow; Bitter, indeed, the waters are.Which in this desert flow;Though to the eye they promise fair,They taste of sin and woe. Of pleasing draughts I once could dream,But now, awake, l find,That sin has poisoned every stream,And left a

The Believer’s Safety II That man no guard or weapons needs,Whose heart the blood of Jesus knows; That man no guard or weapons needs,Whose heart the blood of Jesus knows;But safe may pass, if duty leads,Through burning sands or mountain snows. Released from guilt he feels no fear,Redemption is his