PRAISE TO THE LORD
Praise we our sovereign Lord,
The source of truth and love,
His Name we worship and adore
With all that dwell above;
We praise His glorious grace,
Which brought such rebels nigh,
And taught our souls to seek His face
And”Abba! Father!” cry.
Only by Jesu’s blood,
Shed freely in our place,
Can we approach the throne of God
And find a throne of grace;
His Spirit from above
Makes us not slaves but friends,
Reveals the power of saving love,
Gives joy that never ends.
Jesus, we feel the worth
Of taking up our cross:
To love and save this life on earth
Foretells eternal loss;
But he who loves his Lord,
And dies to self and sin,
Shall find in heaven a great reward –
To live and reign with Him.
John Robert de la Have