“Grace! 'tis a charming sound”


 
A hymn written by P. Doddridge and A. M. Toplady

(1)

Grace! 'tis a charming sound,
     Harmonious to the ear;
Heaven with the echo shall resound,
     And all the earth shall hear.

(2)

Grace first contrived the way
     To save rebellious man;
And all the steps that grace display,
     Which drew the wondrous plan.

(3)

Grace first inscribed my name
     In God's eternal book;
'Twas grace that gave me to the Lamb,
     Who all my sorrows took.

(4)

Grace led my roving feet
     To tread the heavenly road,
And new supplies each hour I meet
     While pressing on to God.

(5)

Grace taught my soul to pray,
     And made my eyes o'erflow;
'Twas grace which kept me to this day,
     And will not let me go.

(6)

Grace all the work shall crown,
     Through everlasting days;
It lays in heaven the topmost stone,
     And well deserves the praise.