HYMN 84. (L. M.) Salvation, Righteousness, and Strength in Christ, Isaiah xlv. 21–25.
I
Jehovah speaks, let Israel hear,
Let all the earth rejoice and fear,
While God's eternal Son proclaims
His sovereign honours and his names:
II
‘I am the Last, and I the First,
‘The Saviour God, and God the Just;
‘There's none beside pretends to shew
‘Such justice and salvation too.
III
‘Ye that in shades of darkness dwell,
‘Just on the verge of death and hell,
‘Look up to me from distant lands,
‘Light, life and heaven are in my hands.
IV
‘I by my holy name have sworn,
‘Nor shall the word in vain return,
‘To me shall all things bend the knee,
‘And every tongue shall swear to me.
V
‘In me alone shall men confess
‘Lies all their strength and righteousness;
‘But such as dare despise my name,
‘I'll clothe them with eternal shame.
VI
‘In me the Lord, shall all the seed
‘Of Israel from their sins be freed,
‘And by their shining graces prove
‘Their interest in my pardoning love.’
