God, in the gospel of his Son, makes his eternal counsels known; where love in all its glory shines, and truth is drawn in fairest lines.
Here sinners of a humble frame may taste his grace and learn his name; may read, in characters of blood, the wisdom, pow'r, and grace of God.
The pris'ner here may break his chains, the weary rest from all his pains, the captive feel his bondage cease, the mourner find the way of peace.
Here faith reveals to mortal eyes a brighter world beyond the skies; here shines the light which guides our way from earth to realms of endless day.