O For A Thousand Tongues

Words

1. 1O for a thousand tongues to sing My great Redeemer's praise, The glories of my God and King, The triumphs of His grace!
2. 2My gracious Master and my God, Assist me to proclaim, To spread through all the earth abroad The honors of Thy name.
3. 3Jesus! the name that charms our fears, That bids our sorrows cease; 'Tis music in the sinner's ears, 'Tis life, and health, and peace.
4. 4He breaks the pow'r of canceled sin, He sets the prisoner free; His blood can make the foulest clean, His blood availed for me.
5. 5He speaks, and, listening to His voice, New life the dead receive, The mournful, broken hearts rejoice, The humble poor believe.
6. 6Hear Him, ye deaf; His praise, ye dumb, Your loosened tongues employ; Ye blind, behold your Savior come, And leap, ye lame, for joy.
7. 7In Christ your Head, you then shall know, Shall feel your sins forgiven; Anticipate your heaven below, And own that love is heaven.
8. 8Glory to God, and praise and love Be ever, ever given, By saints below and saints above, The church in earth and heaven.
9. 9On this glad day the glorious Sun Of Righteousness arose; On my benighted soul He shone And filled it with repose.
10. 10Sudden expired the legal strife, 'Twas then I ceased to grieve; My second, real, living life I then began to live.
11. 11Then with my heart I first believed, Believed with faith divine, Power with the Holy Ghost received To call the Savior mine.
12. 12I felt my Lord's atoning blood Close to my soul applied; Me, me He loved, the Son of God, For me, for me He died!
13. 13I found and owned His promise true, Ascertained of my part, My pardon passed in heaven I knew When written on my heart.
14. 14Look unto Him, ye nations, own Your God, ye fallen race; Look, and be saved through faith alone, Be justified by grace.
15. 15See all your sins on Jesus laid: The Lamb of God was slain, His soul was once an offering made For every soul of man.
16. 16Awake from guilty nature's sleep, And Christ shall give you light, Cast all your sins into the deep, And wash the Æthiop white.
17. 17Harlots and publicans and thieves In holy triumph join! Saved is the sinner that believes From crimes as great as mine.
18. 18Murderers and all ye hellish crew, Ye sons of lust and pride, Believe the Savior died for you; For me the Savior died.
19. 19With me, your chief, ye then shall know, Shall feel your sins forgiven; Anticipate your heaven below, And own that love is heaven.