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Hymn 151

Grace, ’Tis A Charming Sound

NINETY-THIRD, S.M.

Grace, 'tis a charming sound,
Harmon'ous to the ear!
Heav'n with the echo shall resound,
And all the saints shall hear.

Grace first contrived the way
To save rebell'ous man;
And all the steps that grace display,
Which drew the wondrous plan.

Grace first inscribed my name
In God's eternal book;
'Twas grace that gave me to the Lamb,
Who all my sorrows took.

Grace led my roving feet
To tread the heav'nly road;
And new supplies each hour I meet,
While pressing on to God.

Grace taught my soul to pray,
And made mine eyes o'erflow;
'Twas grace that kept me to this day,
And will not let me go.

Grace all the work shall crown,
Thru everlasting days;
It lays in Heav'n the topmost stone,
And well deserves the praise.

First Line
Grace, ’tis a charming sound
Music
Lucius Chapin, 1760–1842
Lyrics
Philip Doddridge, 1702-1751 (1740) vs. 1,2,4, & 6 Augustus Toplady, 1740-1778 (1776) vs. 3 & 5
First Appeared
1