Author: John Kent Meter: 6.6.6.6.8.8 Appears in 18 hymnals Lyrics:
1 Indulgent God! how kind
Are all Thy ways to me,
Whose dark benighted mind
Was enmity with Thee;
Yet now, subdued by sovereign grace,
My spirit longs for Thy embrace!
2 How precious are Thy thoughts,
Which o’er my bosom roll!
They swell beyond my faults,
And captivate my soul;
How great their sum, how high they rise,
Can ne’er be known beneath the skies.
3 Preserved in Jesus when
My feet made haste to hell;
And there should I have gone,
But Thou dost all things well;
Thy love was great, Thy mercy free,
Which from the pit delivered me.
4 Before Thy hands had made
The sun to rule the day,
Or earth’s foundation laid,
Or fashioned Adam’s clay,
What thoughts of peace and mercy flowed
In Thy dear bosom, O my God!
5 O fathomless abyss,
Where hidden mysteries lie;
The seraph finds his bliss
Within the same to pry.
Lord, what is man, Thy desperate foe,
That Thou should bless and love him so?
6 A monument of grace,
A sinner saved by blood;
The streams of love I trace
Up to the fountain, God;
And in His sacred bosom see
Eternal thoughts of love to me.
Used With Tune: DARWALL'S 148TH Text Sources: Original Gospel Hymns, 1803
Indulgent God! How Kind