Sovereign grace! o’er sin abounding

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1	Sovereign grace! o’er sin abounding,
	Ransomed souls, the tidings swell;
	‘Tis a deep that knows no sounding:
	Who its breath or length can tell?
	On its glories 
	Let my soul for ever dwell!

2	What from Christ the soul can sever,
	Bound by everlasting bands?
	Once in Him, in Him for ever,
	This th’eternal cov’nant stands:
	None shall pluck thee
	From the Strength of Israel’s hands.

3	Heirs of God, joint-heirs with Jesus
	Long ere time its race begun;
	To His Name eternal praises,
	Oh what wonders love hath done!
	One with Jesus; 
	By eternal union one.

4	On such love, my soul, still ponder,
	Love so great, so rich, so free!
	Say, while lost in holy wonder,
	Why, O Lord, such love to me? 
	Hallelujah! 
	Grace shall reign eternally.

						J. Kent