O BLESSED LORD, WHAT HAST THOU DONE!

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

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.

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

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

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