Isaac Watts

Hymn 34 Part 2

None excluded from hope.
 
Rom. 1:16; 1 Cor. 1:24.
 
Jesus, thy blessings are not few,
Nor is thy gospel weak;
Thy grace can melt the stubborn Jew,
And bow th’ aspiring Greek.
 
Wide as the reach of Satan’s rage
Doth thy salvation flow;
’Tis not confined to sex or age,
The lofty or the low.
 
While grace is offered to the prince,
The poor may take their share;
No mortal has a just pretence
To perish in despair
 
Be wise, ye men of strength and wit,
Nor boast your native powers;
But to his sovereign grace submit,
And glory shall be yours.
 
Come, all ye vilest sinners, come,
He’ll form your souls anew;
His gospel and his heart have room
For rebels such as you.
 
His doctrine is almighty love;
There’s virtue in his name
To turn the raven to a dove,
The lion to a lamb.
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