O Come, Thou stricken Lamb of God!

Wolfgang Christopher Deszler tr/ad by John Wesley (note: some sources attribute authorship to Nikolaus Ludwig von Zinzendorf, another to Hursley)

5 Verses Lamb Of God Blood Atonement Suffering & Sacrifice

Verse 1

O Come, Thou stricken Lamb of God! Who shed'st for us Thine own life-blood, And teach us all Thy love: then pain Were sweet, and life or death were gain.

Verse 2

Take Thou our hearts, and let them be For ever closed to all but Thee; Thy willing servants, let us wear The seal of love for ever there.

Verse 3

How blest are they who still abide Close sheltered by Thy watchful side; Who life and strength from Thee receive, And with Thee move, and in Thee live.

Verse 4

Ah, Lord! enlarge our scanty thought To know the wonders Thou hast wrought; Unloose our stamm'ring tongues to tell Thy love, immense, unsearchable.

Verse 5

First-born of many brethren, Thou! To whom both heaven and earth must bow! Heirs of Thy shame and of Thy throne We bear the cross, and seek the crown.

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