205. Oh Would We Be as Angels Bright

6-8s.
by J.G. Deck
1
Oh would we be as angels bright,
 
To stand before the throne in light,
 
And join the myriads that proclaim
 
The honor of th’ ascended Lamb?
 
Ah, no! what losers were we thus;
 
We could not sing, He died for us!
“For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures.” (1 Corinthians 15:3)
2
We would not bear an angel’s name;
 
A sinner saved is what we claim.
 
We’d rather debtors be to grace
 
Than fill e’en Gabriel’s honored place,
 
And washed in Calvary’s precious flood,
 
Owe all to Christ’s atoning blood.
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