Scripture Verse

I have drawn you with lovingkindness. Jeremiah 31:3

Introduction

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Samuel Medley (1738–1799)

Words: Sam­uel Med­ley, in J. H. Mey­er’s Col­lect­ion of Hymns for La­dy Hunt­ing­don’s Cha­pel (Lon­don: 1782).

Music: Heb­ron Lo­well Ma­son, 1830 (🔊 pdf nwc)

Alternate Tune:

  • O heil­ige drei­fal­tig­keit Ni­ko­laus Her­mann, Die Son­tags Euan­ge­li­ca ub­er das gant­ze Jar (Wit­ten­berg, Ger­ma­ny: 1560) (🔊 pdf nwc)
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Lowell Mason (1792–1872)

Lyrics

Awake, my soul, to joy­ful lays,
And sing thy great Re­deem­er’s praise;
He just­ly claims a song from me;
His lov­ing-kind­ness is so free!

He saw me ru­ined in the fall,
Yet loved me not­with­stand­ing all;
He saved me from my lost es­tate;
His lov­ing-kind­ness, O how great!

When I was Sa­tan’s ea­sy prey,
And deep and debt and bond­age lay,
He paid His life for my dis­charge;
His lov­ing-kind­ness is so large.

Thro’ migh­ty hosts of cru­el foes,
Where earth and hell my way op­pose,
He safe­ly leads my soul along;
His lov­ing-kind­ness is so strong!

When earth­ly friends for­sake me quite,
And I have nei­ther skill nor might,
He’s sure my help­er to ap­pear;
His lov­ing-kind­ness is so near.

Often I feel my sin­ful heart
Prone from my Je­sus to de­part;
And tho’ I have Him oft for­got,
His lov­ing-kind­ness chang­es not!

So, when I pass death’s gloomy vale,
And life and mor­tal pow’rs shall fail,
Oh may last ex­pir­ing breath
His lov­ing-kind­ness sing in death

Then I shall mount and soar away
To the bright world of end­less day;
Then shall I sing with sweet sur­prise
His lov­ing-kind­ness in the skies.

There with their gold­en harps I’ll join,
And with their an­thems min­gle mine,
And loud­ly sound on ev­ery chord
The lov­ing-kind­ness of the Lord.