188. 'Twas on That Night of Deepest Woe

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by G.W. Frazer
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’Twas on that night of deepest woe,
 
When darkness round did thicken,
 
When through deep waters Thou didst go,
 
And for our sins wast stricken;
 
Thou, Lord, didst seek that we should be
 
With grateful hearts remembering Thee.
2
How deep the sorrow, who can tell,
 
Which was for us endurèd?
 
Oh love divine, which broke the spell
 
Which had our hearts allurèd.
 
With heart and conscience now set free,
 
It is our joy to think of Thee.
3
O Lord, how precious is Thy thought,
 
How wondrous Thy desire,
 
To win our hearts, once worse than naught,
 
Who now by grace aspire
 
To seek Thy glory, bear Thy shame,
 
To keep Thy Word, and love Thy name.
“I know thy works: behold, I have set before thee an open door, and no man can shut it: for thou hast a little strength, and hast kept my word, and hast not denied my name.” (Revelation 3:8)
4
We know Thee now exalted high,
 
Ourselves in Thee accepted;
 
We wait the hour which now draws nigh,
 
Thy coming long expected.
 
Till Thou dost come we still would be
 
With grateful hearts remembering Thee.
“Therefore being by the right hand of God exalted, and having received of the Father the promise of the Holy Ghost, he hath shed forth this, which ye now see and hear.” (Acts 2:33)
“To the praise of the glory of his grace, wherein he hath made us accepted in the beloved.” (Ephesians 1:6)
“And that, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep: for now is our salvation nearer than when we believed.” (Romans 13:11)
“And to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead, even Jesus, which delivered us from the wrath to come.” (1 Thessalonians 1:10)
“For as often as ye eat this bread, and drink this cup, ye do show the Lord's death till he come.” (1 Corinthians 11:26)
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