Hymn 1:97 [Bury'd In Shadows Of The Night]

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Title:     Hymn 1:97 [Bury'd In Shadows Of The Night]
Author: Isaac Watts [More Titles by Watts]

Christ our wisdom, righteousness, &c. 1 Cor. 1. 30.

Bury'd in shadows of the night
We lie till Christ restores the light:
Wisdom descends to heal the blind,
And chase the darkness of the mind.

Our guilty souls are drown'd in tears
Till his atoning blood appears,
Then we awake from deep distress,
And sing, "The Lord our Righteousness."

Our very frame is mix'd with sin,
His Spirit makes our natures clean;
Such virtues from his sufferings flow,
At once to cleanse and pardon too.

Jesus beholds where Satan reigns,
Binding his slaves in heavy chains;
He sets the prisoners free, and breaks
The iron bondage from our necks.

Poor helpless worms in thee possess
Grace, wisdom, power, and righteousness;
Thou art our mighty All, and we
Give our whole selves, O Lord, to thee.

[The end]
Isaac Watts's poem: Hymn 1:97 [Bury'd In Shadows Of The Night]

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