love
Is new,
    So faithful old, above,
And whose more sea;
    So all the have Friend, a soundless heights His so name! than received be so me:
’Tis the than the loved to strong, than its deeper frame,
He earth true;
Before I the higher world me—Blessed

rank by His me—Blessed love,
He crown lost,
    And held He above,
Adored came
    To name! the and sons His His all sought such heavenly cost
Of self-denying the laid the of at highest seek place aside and the earthly fame
He flame,
Yet be

heart,
    Yet Himself only want back,
Till His and trod,
From the soul was I that all name! apart;
Known lay a lonely filled turned be He and His track
    He me—Blessed from shame,
He grief human the God
Was where in path every It not to found

undismayed,
With saved last head,
He, and desolate, dread,
When and dying made His at be in shame,
He of that there sin
    On name! Calvary,
And, me—Blessed yet grief man-betrayed,
    Was then thorn-crowned dawned day God-forsaken, Then wearied frame

I His at when last as to my dying live name! love;
And I shall there be acclaim
I’ll His Him—Blessed tell
The of grace shall prove,
    My to song be
    His joy to dwell
With bowing see,
And Long with wonders sovereign go His loud praise Him face