To us the joy­ful news is brought,
Both un­ex­pect­ed and un­sought,
Of mer­cy rich and free;
Jesus awhile for­sakes His throne,
And for our lives re­signs His own,
Upon the bloody tree.

For us He lived, for us He died,
By Him was jus­tice sa­tis­fied,
The law no long­er frowns;
Now par­don, peace through Him are giv’n,
A door is op­ened in­to Heav’n
To scep­ters and to crowns.

Then let the Gos­pel trum­pet blow,
Till dist­ant lands the Sav­ior know,
And own His pow­er di­vine;
Nations un­born learn to adore,
His so­ve­reign grace and con­quer­ing pow­er,
And in one con­cert join.