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GRACE! ’tis a charming sound, Harmonious to the ear: Heaven with the echo shall resound, And all the earth shall hear. |
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2 | Grace first inscribed my name In life’s eternal book: ’Twas grace that gave me to the Lamb Who all my sorrows took. |
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3 | Grace taught my wandering feet To tread the heavenly road; And new supplies each hour I meet While pressing on to God. |
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4 | Grace taught my soul to pray, And made my joy o’erflow, ’Tis grace has kept me to this day, And will not let me go. |
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5 | Grace all the work shall crown Through everlasting days; It lays in Heaven the topmost stone, And well deserves the praise. |
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6 | O let that grace inspire My soul with strength divine! May all my powers to Thee aspire, And all my days be Thine. |
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Philip Doddridge, 1702-51, Augustus Montague Toplady, 1740-78 |