Grace! 'tis a charming sound,
by Philip Doddridge·1814·Meter 6.6.8.6 (SM)
1
Grace! 'tis a charming sound,
Harmonious to the ear;
Heaven with the echo shall resound,
And all the earth shall hear.
2
Grace first contrived a way
To save rebellious man,
And all the steps that grace display
Which drew the wondrous plan.
3
Grace first inscribed my name
In God's eternal book;
'Twas grace that gave me to the Lamb,
Who all my sorrows took.
4
Grace taught my soul to pray,
And pardoning love to know;
'Twas grace that kept me to this day,
And will not let me go.
5
Grace all the work shall crown,
Through everlasting days;
It lays in heaven the topmost stone,
And well deserves the praise.