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Salvation

I

Salvation! what a glorious plan!
How suited to our need!
The grace that raises fallen man
Is wonderful indeed!

II

’Twas Wisdom form’d the vast design,
To ransom us when lost;
And Love’s unfathomable mine
Provided all the cost.

III

Strict Justice, with approving look,
The holy cov’nant seal’d;
And Truth and Power undertook
The whole should be fulfill d,

IV

Truth, Wisdom, Justice, Pow’r, and Love,
In all their glory shone
When Jesus left the courts above,
And died to save his own.

V

Truth, Wisdom, Justice, Pow’r, and Love.
Are equally displayed,
Now Jesus reigns enthroned above,
Our Advocate and Head.

VI

Now sin appears deserving death,
Most hateful and abhorr’d;
And yet the sinner lives by faith,
And dares approach the Lord.

Where this text comes from

First published in Olney Hymns (1779). First located printing is this volume; an earlier periodical printing has not been established. [1] [2] [3]

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Cite this poem

John Newton (1725–1807). “Salvation.” First published in Olney Hymns (1779). Text: Poem Index, https://poemindex.org/john-newton/salvation/. Append #L14 to cite line 14, or #L4-L9 for lines 4–9.

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