Religion

Things done for us

by Benjamin Keach 1640–1704

From Spiritual Melody (1691), Part VIII

Religion

SOme things for us, Lord, must be done
By thy Almighty Hand;
It must be Jesus Christ alone
Who in our stead did stand;

Who bore thy heavy wrath, O Lord,
For us upon the Tree;
And paid the Debts which Sinners owe
To thy dread Majesty.

All praise and glory let us sing
To God the Lord most high,
Who did to us Salvation bring
From Hell and Misery.

The Just for the Unjust did bear
The punishment of sin,
That we of righteousness might share,
Who so defil'd have been.

Shall Life now in our Souls be wrought,
And Grace implanted be,
That home to Christ we may be brought,
And Union have with thee?

Then will we sing sweet Songs of Praise,
And lift thy Name on high;
And happy be, Lord, all our days,
More happy when we die.

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Hymn 197 in the source

MLA

Keach, Benjamin. “Things done for us.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/keach/196/.

Chicago

Keach, Benjamin. “Things done for us.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/keach/196/.

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