Performed by Mark Webb, pastor and Senior Elder at Grace Bible Church of Olive Branch, MS.
http://www.gracemessenger.com/index.p...
Hail, sovereign love which first began,
The scheme to rescue fallen man!
Hail, matchless, free, eternal grace,
Which gave my soul a hiding place!
Against the God who rules the sky,
I fought with hand uplifted high!
Despised the notion of His grace,
Too proud to seek a hiding place!
Enwrapt in thick Egyptian night,
And fond of darkness more than light!
Madly I ran the sinful race,
Secure without a hiding place!
But thus the eternal counsel ran:
"Almighty love--arrest that man!"
I felt the arrows of distress,
And found I had no hiding place!
Indignant Justice stood in view;
To Sinai's fiery mount I flew!
But Justice cried, with frowning face,
"This mountain is no hiding place!"
E'er long, a heavenly voice I heard,
And Mercy's angel soon appeared;
He led me on with gentle pace,
To Jesus as my hiding place!
Should sevenfold storms of thunder roll,
And shake the earth from pole to pole;
No thunder bolt could daunt my face,
For Jesus is my hiding place!
On Him almighty vengeance fell,
That would have sunk a world to hell!
He bore it for the chosen race,
And thus became their hiding place!
A few more rolling suns at most,
Shall land me on fair Canaan's coast;
Where I shall sing the song of grace,
And see my glorious Hiding Place!
Performed by Mark Webb, pastor and Senior Elder at Grace Bible Church of Olive Branch, MS.http://www.gracemessenger.com/index.p...Hail, sovereign love which first began,The scheme to rescue fallen man!Hail, matchless, free, eternal grace,Which gave my soul a hiding place!Against the God who rules the sky,I fought with hand uplifted high!Despised the notion of His grace,Too proud to seek a hiding place!Enwrapt in thick Egyptian night,And fond of darkness more than light!Madly I ran the sinful race,Secure without a hiding place!But thus the eternal counsel ran:"Almighty love--arrest that man!"I felt the arrows of distress,And found I had no hiding place!Indignant Justice stood in view;To Sinai's fiery mount I flew!But Justice cried, with frowning face,"This mountain is no hiding place!"E'er long, a heavenly voice I heard,And Mercy's angel soon appeared;He led me on with gentle pace,To Jesus as my hiding place!Should sevenfold storms of thunder roll,And shake the earth from pole to pole;No thunder bolt could daunt my face,For Jesus is my hiding place!On Him almighty vengeance fell,That would have sunk a world to hell!He bore it for the chosen race,And thus became their hiding place!A few more rolling suns at most,Shall land me on fair Canaan's coast;Where I shall sing the song of grace,And see my glorious Hiding Place!
