L. M.
FATHER and God, we glad confess
The grace and truth in Jesus shown;
Twas not enough to save and bless:
By us Thou wouldst Thyself be known.
Of man what did the cross not prove?
Wicked, and worse Thine enemy;
For when in Christ Thou camst in love,
In hate he dared to cast out Thee.
O'er creature evil rose Thy good,
And Jesus suffered not in vain;
For Thou art righteous by His blood
In cleansing us from every stain.
Yea, sin is judged, ourselves set free,
In Christ Who died, the risen Lord;
And as He is, so now are we,
In love as perfect as Thy word.
That Thou art light no more we fear,
We joy in Thee just as Thou art;
As Jesus was Thy Son most dear,
So are we ever to Thy heart.