ELHB Hymn 328
Grace! 'tis a charming sound
Philip Doddridge (1740)
Hymn Text
328. Grace! 'tis a charming sound
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1 Grace! ’tis a charming sound,
Harmonious to the ear;
Heav'n with the echo shall resound,
And all the earth shall hear.
Harmonious to the ear;
Heav'n with the echo shall resound,
And all the earth shall hear.
2 Grace first contrived the way
To save rebellious man;
And all the steps that grace display
Which drew the wondrous plan.
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.
In God’s eternal book;
’Twas grace that gave me to the Lamb,
Who all my sorrows took.
4 Grace led my roving feet
To tread the heavenly road;
And new supplies each hour I meet,
While pressing on to God.
To tread the heavenly road;
And new supplies each hour I meet,
While pressing on to God.
5 Grace taught my soul to pray,
And made mine eyes o’erflow;
’Twas grace which kept me to this day,
And will not let me go.
And made mine eyes o’erflow;
’Twas grace which kept me to this day,
And will not let me go.
Source noted on Hymnary: Evangelical Lutheran Hymn-book #328