Pleading the Atonement of the Savior

Verse 1

O thou, who didst thy glory leave, Apostate sinners to retrieve From nature's deadly fall; If thou hast bought me with a price, My sins against me ne'er shall rise, For thou hast borne them all.

Verse 2

And wast thou punish'd in my stead? Didst thou without the city bleed To expiate my stains? On earth my God vouchsaf'd to dwell, And made of infinite avail The sufferings of the man.

Verse 3

And wast thou for transgressors given? And did th' incarnate King of heaven For us his foes expire? Amaz'd, O earth, the tidings hear! He bore, that we might never bear His Father's righteous ire.

Verse 4

Ye Saints, the Man of Sorrows bless, The God, for your unrighteousness Deputed to atone: Praise, 'till with all the ransom'd throng Ye sing the never-ending song, And see him on his throne.