Classic Poem

I.

E NSLAV'D by sin and bound in chains,
Beneath its dreadful tyrant sway,
And doom'd to everlasting pains,
We wretched, guilty captives lay.

II.

Nor gold nor gems, could buy our peace;
Nor the whole world's collected store,
Suffice to purchase our release;
A thousand worlds were all too poor.

III.

Jesus the Lord, the mighty God,
An all-sufficient ransom paid;
Invalued price, his precious blood,
For vile rebellious traitors shed.

IV.

Jesus the sacrifice became,
To rescue guilty souls from hell;
The spotless, bleeding, dying Lamb
Beneath avenging justice fell.

V.

Amazing goodness! love divine!
O may our grateful hearts adore
The matchless grace, nor yield to sin,
Nor wear its cruel fetters more!

VI.

Dear Saviour, let thy love pursue,
The glorious work it has begun,
Each secret lurking foe subdue,
And let our hearts be thine alone.