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Lamb of God! our souls adore Thee,
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| 1. | Lamb of God! our souls adore Thee, |
| | While upon Thy face we gaze; |
| | There the Father's love and glory |
| | Shine in all their brightest rays; |
| | Thine Almighty pow'r and widom |
| | All creation's works proclaim; |
| | Heav'n and earth alike confess Thee |
| | As the ever great "I AM." |
| 2. | Lamb of God! Thy Father's bosom |
| | Ever was Thy dwelling place; |
| | His delight, in Him rejoicing, |
| | One with Him in pow'r and grace; |
| | O what wondrous love and mercy! |
| | Thou didst lay Thy glory by; |
| | And for us didst come from heaven |
| | As the Lamb of God to die. |
| 3. | Lamb of God! When we behold Thee |
| | Lowly in the manger laid, |
| | Wand'ring as a homeless stranger |
| | In the world Thy hands had made; |
| | When we see Thee in the garden |
| | In Thine agony of blood, |
| | At Thy grace we are confounded, |
| | Holy, spotless Lamb of God! |
| 4. | When we see Thee, as the victim, |
| | Bound to the accursŠd tree, |
| | For our guilt and folly striken, |
| | All our judgment borne by Thee, |
| | Lord, we own, with hearts adoring, |
| | Thou hast loved us unto blood; |
| | Glory, glory everlasting |
| | Be to Thee, Thou Lamb of God. |
| 5. | Lamb of God, Thou soon in glory |
| | Wilt to this sad earth return; |
| | All Thy foes shall quake before Thee, |
| | All that now despise Thee mourn; |
| | Then Thy saints all gathered to Thee, |
| | With Thee in Thy kingdom reign; |
| | Thine the praise and Thine the glory, |
| | Lamb of God, for sinners slain! |