PASSIONTIDE
18th cent. Tr. E. Caswall.
Viva! Viva! Gesù.
GLORY be to Jesus,
Who, in bitter pains,
Poured for me the life-blood
From his sacred veins.
2 Grace and life eternal
In that Blood I find;
Blest be his compassion,
Infinitely kind.
3 Blest through endless ages
Be the precious stream,
Which from endless torment
Doth the world redeem.
4 Abel’s blood for vengeance
Pleaded to the skies;
But the Blood of Jesus
For our pardon cries.
5 Oft as it is sprinkled
On our guilty hearts,
Satan in confusion
Terror-struck departs.
6 Oft as earth exulting
Wafts its praise on high,
Hell with terror trembles
Heaven is filled with joy.
Unison. 7. Lift ye then your voices;
Swell the mighty flood;
Louder still and louder
Praise the precious Blood.
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