To him that loved us, ere we lay

To him that loved us, ere we lay
Concealed within the passive clay;
To him that loved us though we fell,
And saved us from the pains of hell!

To him that found us dead in sin,
And planted holy life within;
To him that taught our feet the way
From endless night to endless day;

To him that wrought our righteousness,
And sanctified us by his grace;
To him that brought us back to God,
Through the red sea of his own blood;

To him that sits upon the throne,
The great eternal Three-in-One;
To him let saints and angels raise
An everlasting song of praise.