Today’s hymn comes from the father of English hymnody, Isaac Watts. The power of hymns is shown in a story when Presbyterian minister Ichabod Spencer (1798-1854) was attempting to tell a young lady who attended his evening lectures of her need to repent and believe the gospel. Although she assented to all he said, Ichabod mentioned that she felt that these truths however, seemed to be ineffectual, causing her to remain in her unsaved state. He visited her again weeks later, letting her know that all he could do was tell her this truth of her need for repentance and to put her faith in Jesus for forgiveness of her sins. That evening in the lecture she attended, he read this hymn. It seems the Lord worked in her heart, making the truth plain to her through these words and causing her to fully repent and finally putting her trust in Jesus1. Praise God for using this hymn! Maybe there’s someone you could share it with too? Enjoy!
There is a voice of sovereign grace
Sounds from the sacred word:
“Ho, ye despairing sinners, come,
And trust upon the Lord.”
My soul obeys th’almighty call,
And runs to this relief;
I would believe Thy promise, Lord,
Oh, help my unbelief!
To the dear fountain of Thy blood,
Incarnate God, I fly;
Here let me wash my sinful soul
From crimes of deepest dye.
A guilty, weak, and helpless one,
On Thy kind arms I fall;
Be Thou my strength and righteousness,
My Jesus, and my All.
1 youtube.com/watch?v=vGRW_XbcbNY
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