706. The Gospel of your grace

Author: Arthur T Pierson 1837-1911

The gospel of your grace
my stubborn heart has won,
for God so loved the world
he gave his only Son
so that whoever will believe
shall everlasting life receive!

2. The serpent lifted up
could life and healing give,
so Jesus on the cross
tells me to look and live;
he says whoever will believe
shall everlasting life receive!

3. The soul that sins shall die!
My awful doom I heard;
I was for ever lost
but for your gracious word,
which says whoever will believe
shall everlasting life receive!

4. Not to condemn the world
the Man of sorrows came,
but that the world might have
salvation through his name,
because whoever will believe
shall everlasting life receive!

5. Then help my unbelief
and grant me faith, O Lord,
to rest with child-like trust
upon your gospel word,
because whoever will believe
shall everlasting life receive!