ELHB Hymn 176
The ancient Law departs
Sebastien Besnault (1736)
Hymn Text
176. The ancient Law departs
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1 The ancient Law departs,
And all its terrors cease;
For Jesus makes with faithful hearts
A covenant of peace.
And all its terrors cease;
For Jesus makes with faithful hearts
A covenant of peace.
2 The Light of light divine,
True brightness undefiled,
He bears for us the shame of sin,
A holy, spotless Child.
True brightness undefiled,
He bears for us the shame of sin,
A holy, spotless Child.
3 His infant body now
Begins our pain to feel;
Those precious drops of blood that flow
For death the victim seal.
Begins our pain to feel;
Those precious drops of blood that flow
For death the victim seal.
4 Today the Name is Thine,
At which we bend the knee;
They call Thee Jesus, Child divine;
Our Jesus deign to be.
At which we bend the knee;
They call Thee Jesus, Child divine;
Our Jesus deign to be.
Source noted on Hymnary: Evangelical Lutheran Hymn-book #176