274a. Victim Divine, thy grace we claim

1 Victim Divine, your grace we claim
While thus thy precious death we show;
Once offered up, a spotless Lamb,
In thy great temple here below,
Thou didst for all mankind atone,
And standest now before the throne.

2 Thou standest in the holiest place,
As now for guilty sinners slain;
Thy Blood of sprinkling speaks and prays
All-prevalent for helpless man;
Thy Blood is still our ransom found,
And spreads salvation all around. A-men.

3 We need not now go to heaven
To bring the long-sought Saviour down;
Thou art to all already given,
Thou dost e'en now thy banquet crown:
To every faithful soul appear,
And show thy real presence here.

Amen.

Text Information
First Line: Victim Divine, thy grace we claim
Author: Charles Wesley, 1707-88
Language: English
Publication Date: 1958
Topic: Sacraments and Rites: Holy Communion
Tune Information
Name: DAS NEUGEBORNE KINDELEIN
Composer: Melchior Vulpius, c.1560 - 1615
Meter: 8 8, 8 8, 8 8.
Key: e minor



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