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GRACE! 'tis a charming Sound,

Salvation by Grace. Eph. ii. 5.

Poet: Philip Doddridge, 1755
Meter: Short Meter (6,6,8,6)
Location in The Sacred Harp
Stanza Denson Cooper
1
GRACE! 'tis a charming Sound,
Harmonious to my Ear!
Heav'n with the Echo shall resound,
And all the Earth shall hear.
Ninety-Third Psalm 31t, Stanza 1
Ninety-Third Psalm 31t, Stanza 1
2
Grace first contriv'd a Way
To save rebellious Man,
And all the Steps that Grace display,
Which drew the wond'rous Plan.
Ninety-Third Psalm 31t, Stanza 2
Ninety-Third Psalm 31t, Stanza 2
3
Grace taught my wand'ring Feet
To tread the heav'nly Road,
And new Supplies each Hour I meet,
While pressing on to GOD.
Ninety-Third Psalm 31t, Stanza 3
Ninety-Third Psalm 31t, Stanza 3
4
Grace all the Work shall crown
Thro' everlasting Days;
It lays in Heav'n the topmost Stone,
And well deserves the Praise.
Ninety-Third Psalm 31t, Stanza 4
Ninety-Third Psalm 31t, Stanza 4
Orton, Job. Hymns, Founded on Various Texts in the Holy Scriptures by the Late Reverend Philip Doddridge, D.D. London: Printed by J. Eddowes and J. Cotton, 1755.