Because by faith the saints appear
From sin and condemnation clear,
Approved before God’s face,
Twelve letters spell, to sinful men
A blessed fact, beyond the ken
Of all not taught by grace.
Whom did Jesus find, and call?
Where two mourners found their all.
Far from it the waters stood.
Find the land that God called “good.”
Love to Christ nigh cost his life.
What to bind with sought his wife?
As she died, his name she spoke.
At His word the maid awoke.
To what dew is love compared?
They through wiles from death were spared.
Israel smote the giant king.
Longed he for the dove’s swift wing.