“Lord! I was blind I could not see”


 
A hymn written by W. T. Matson

(1)

Lord! I was blind. I could not see
    In Thy marred visage any grace;
    But now the beauty of Thy face
In radiant vision dawns on me.

(2)

Lord! I was deaf, I could not hear
    The thrilling music of Thy voice;
    But now I hear Thee and rejoice,
And sweet are all Thy words, and dear!

(3)

Lord! I was dumb, I could not speak
    The grace and glory of Thy name;
    But now, as touched with living flame.
My lips Thine eager praises wake!

(4)

Lord! I was dead, I could not stir
    My lifeless soul to come to Thee;
    But now since thou hast quickened me
I rise from sin's dark sepulchre!

(5)

For Thou hast made the blind to see,
    The deaf to hear, the dumb to speak,
    The dead to live; and thou didst break
The chains of my captivity!