Hymns on the Lord's Supper
Sing For Joy! This week's song is HYMN 21 by Charles Wesley in the collection "Hymns on the Lord's Supper" Hymn XXI. 1 God of unexampled grace, Redeemer of mankind, Matter of eternal praise We in thy Passion find: Still our choicest strains we bring, Still the joyful theme pursue, Thee the friend of sinners sing Whose love is ever new. 2 Endless scenes of wonder rise With that mysterious tree, Crucified before our eyes Where we our Maker see: Jesus, Lord, what hast thou done! Publish we the death divine, Stop, and gaze, and fall, and own Was never love like thine! 3 Never love nor sorrow was Like that my Jesus show’d; See him stretch’d on yonder cross And crush’d beneath our load! Now discern the deity, Now his heavenly birth declare! Faith cries out ’Tis he, ’tis he, My God that suffers there! 4 Jesus drinks the bitter cup; The wine-press treads alone, Tears the graves and mountains up By his expiring groan: Lo!