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The Glad Tidings of Salvation

Isaac Watts • English

Primary Scripture: Psalm 3:8

Verse 1

Salvation! O the joyful sound! What pleasure to our ears! A sovereign balm for every wound, A cordial for our fears.

Verse 2

Salvation! let the echo fly The spacious earth around, While all the armies of the sky Conspire to raise the sound.

Verse 3

Salvation! O Thou bleeding Lamb! To Thee the praise belongs; Salvation shall inspire our hearts, And dwell upon our tongues.

Scripture References

Reference 1

  • psalms 3:8

Reference 2

  • psalms 68:19

Reference 3

  • psalms 89:15

Reference 4

  • psalms 95:15

Reference 5

  • jonah 2:9

Reference 6

  • habakkuk 3:13

Reference 7

  • luke 1:72-74

Reference 8

  • luke 15:7

Reference 9

  • acts 4:12

Reference 10

  • acts 10:43