155. What Was It, Blessèd God

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by Mrs. A.T. Gilbert
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What was it, blessèd God,
 
Led Thee to give Thy Son,
 
To yield Thy well-beloved
 
For us by sin undone?
 
’Twas love unbounded led Thee thus
 
To give Thy well-beloved for us.
“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.” (John 3:16)
“In this was manifested the love of God toward us, because that God sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him.” (1 John 4:9)
“As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one. There is none that understandeth, there is none that seeketh after God. They are all gone out of the way, they are together become unprofitable; there is none that doeth good, no, not one. Their throat is an open sepulchre; with their tongues they have used deceit; the poison of asps is under their lips. Whose mouth is full of cursing and bitterness. Their feet are swift to shed blood. Destruction and misery are in their ways. And the way of peace have they not known. There is no fear of God before their eyes.” (Romans 3:10-18)
“For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God.” (Romans 3:23)
“But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.” (Romans 5:8)
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What led Thy Son, O God!
 
To leave Thy throne on high,
 
To shed His precious blood,
 
To suffer and to die?
 
’Twas love, unbounded love to us,
 
Led Him to die and suffer thus.
“All thy garments smell of myrrh, and aloes, and cassia, out of the ivory palaces, whereby they have made thee glad.” (Psalm 45:8)
“And now, O Father, glorify thou me with thine own self with the glory which I had with thee before the world was.” (John 17:5)
“But with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot.” (1 Peter 1:19)
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What moved Thee to impart
 
Thy Spirit from above,
 
Therewith to fill our heart
 
With heavenly peace and love?
 
’Twas love, unbounded love to us,
 
Moved Thee to give Thy Spirit thus.
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What love to Thee we owe,
 
Our God, for all Thy grace;
 
Our hearts may well o’erflow
 
In everlasting praise!
 
Make us, O Lord, to praise Thee thus
 
For all Thy boundless love to us.
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