Words by John Newton Tune to Come Thou Fount by J. Wyeth

1. As the serpent raised by Moses Healed the burning serpent's bite;
Jesus thus Himself discloses To the wounded sinner's sight:
Hear His gracious invitation, I have life and peace to give,
I have wrought out full salvation, Sinner, look to Me and live.

2. Pore upon your sins no longer, Well I know their mighty guilt;
But My love than death is stronger, I My blood have freely spilt:
Though your heart has long been hardened, Look on Me-it soft shall grow;
All transgressions have been pardoned, And I've washed you white as snow.

3. I have seen what you were doing, Though you little thought of Me;
You were madly bent on ruin, But I said-It shall not be:
You had been for ever wretched, Had I not espoused your part;
Now behold My arms outstretched To receive you to My heart.

4. Well may shame, and joy, and wonder, All your inward passions move;
I could crush thee with My thunder, But I speak to thee in love:
See! your sins are all forgiven, I have paid the countless sum!
Now My death has opened Heaven, Thither you shall shortly come.

5. Dearest Savior, we adore Thee For Thy precious life and death;
Melt each stubborn heart before Thee, Give us all the eye of faith:
From the law's condemning sentence, To Thy mercy we appeal;
Thou alone canst give repentance, Thou alone our souls canst heal.
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Gems from the Past

The more I see of the glory of Christ - the more the painted beauties of this world wither in my eyes!
--John Owen

The depths of our misery - can never fall below the depths of God's mercy.
--Richard Sibbes

Let me forget the world - and be swallowed up in the desire to glorify God.
--David Brainerd

The Lord Jesus sits in Heaven, ruling over all, and causing all things to work for His children's good.
--George Whitefield

How sweet is rest after fatigue! How sweet will Heaven be when our journey is ended!
--George Whitefield

Man's heart, so to speak, is a perpetual factory of idols!

--John Calvin

He who believes not in the blood of the Lamb (Christ) - must feel the wrath of the Lamb.
--Thomas Watson

May we sit at the foot of the cross - and there learn . . .
what sin has done,
what justice has done,
and what love has done!
--John Newton

Praise Him!
If I had as many angel's tongues
as there have fallen drops of rain since the creation;
or as there are leaves of trees in all the forests of the earth;
or stars in the heavens to praise Him-
yet my Lord Jesus would ever be behind with me.
--Samuel Rutherford