Verse 1

AWAY with our fears! The glad morning appears When an heir of salvation was born! From Jehovah I came, For his glory I am, And to him I with singing return.

Verse 2

I sing of thy grace, From my earliest days Ever near to allure and defend; Hitherto thou hast been My preserver from sin, And I trust thou wilt save to the end.

Verse 3

O the infinite cares, And temptations, and snares, Thy hand hath conducted me through! O the blessings bestowed By a bountiful God, And the mercies eternally new!

Verse 4

What a mercy is this, What a heaven of bliss, How unspeakably happy am I! Gathered into the fold, With thy people enrolled, With thy people to live and to die!

Verse 5

All honour and praise To the Father of grace, To the Spirit, and Son, I return! The business pursue He hath made me to do, And rejoice that I ever was born.

Verse 6

In a rapture of joy My life I employ, The God of my life to proclaim; ’Tis worth living for this, To administer bliss And salvation in Jesus’s name.

Verse 7

My remnant of days I spend in his praise, Who died the whole world to redeem: Be they many or few, My days are his due, And they all are devoted to him.

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