Hymn 1 entitled “A New Song To The Lamb That Was Slain” from Hymns, Book I, Collected from the Holy Scriptures, by Isaac Watts, English Congregational Minister and Hymn writer (1674 – 1748).
The music for this reading is “Feeling” by Borrtex and was adapted for length under a Creative Commons License (CC BY-NC 4.0).
Jesus, my Lord, attend
Thy fallen creature’s cry,
And show Thyself the sinner’s Friend,
And set me up on high:
From hell’s oppressive power,
From earth and sin release,
And to Thy Father’s grace restore,
And to Thy perfect peace.
For this, alas! I mourn
In helpless unbelief,
But Thou my wretched heart canst turn,
And heal my sin and grief;
Salvation in Thy name
To dying souls is given,
And all may, through Thy merit, claim
A right to life and heaven.
Thy blood and righteousness
I make my only plea,
My present and eternal peace
Are both derived from Thee:
Rivers of life Divine
From Thee their Fountain flow,
And all who know that love of Thine
The joy of angels know.
O then impute, impart
To me Thy righteousness,
And let me taste how good Thou art,
How full of truth and grace:
That Thou canst here forgive
I long to testify,
And justified by faith to live,
And in that faith to die.
