The Gospel is the Power of God to Salvation

Verse 1

What shall the dying sinner do, That seeks relief for all his woe? Where shall the guilty conscience find Ease for the torment of the mind?

Verse 2

How shall we get our crimes forgiven, Or form our natures fit for heaven? Can souls, all o’er defiled with sin, Make their own powers and passions clean?

Verse 3

In vain we search, in vain we try, Till Jesus brings his gospel nigh; ’Tis there that power and glory dwell, That save rebellious souls from hell.

Verse 4

This is the pillar of our hope, That bears our fainting spirits up; We read the grace, we trust the word, And find salvation in the Lord.

Verse 5

Let men or angels dig the mines Where nature’s golden treasure shines; Brought near the doctrine of the cross, All nature’s gold appears but dross.

Verse 6

Should vile blasphemers, with disdain, Pronounce the truths of Jesus vain, We’ll meet the scandal and the shame, And sing and triumph in his name.