O blessèd Lord, what hast Thou done!

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						C.M.

1	O blessèd Lord, what hast Thou done!
	How vast a ransom paid!
	God’s only well-beloved Son
	Upon the altar laid!

2	The Father, in His willing love,
	Could spare Thee from His side;
	And Thou couldst stoop to bear above,
	At such a cost, Thy bride.

3	While our full hearts in faith repose 
	Upon Thy precious blood,
	Peace in a steady current flows,
	Filled from Thy mercy flood.

4	What boundless joy will fill each hearts
	Our every grief efface,
	When we behold Thee as Thou art,
	And all Thy love retrace.

5	Unseen we love Thee, dear Thy Name!
	But when our eyes behold,
	With joyful wonder we’ll proclaim,
	The half hath not been told!

						Mary Peters