How sweet and awe-full is the place
With Christ within the doors,
While everlasting love displays
The choicest of her stores!Here every bowel of our God
With soft compassion rolls;
Here peace and pardon bought with blood
Is food for dying souls.While all our hearts and all our songs
Join to admire the feast,
Each of us cry, with thankful tongues,
“Lord, why was I a guest?“Why was I made to hear Thy voice,
And enter while there’s room,
When thousands make a wretched choice,
And rather starve than come?”’Twas the same love that spread the feast
That sweetly drew us in;
Else we had still refused to taste,
And perished in our sin.Pity the nations, O our God!
Constrain the earth to come;
Send Thy victorious Word abroad,
And bring the strangers home.We long to see Thy churches full,
That all the chosen race
May with one voice, and heart and soul,
Sing Thy redeeming grace.Words: Isaac Watts, Hymns and Sacred Songs, 1707.
Music: St. Columba, ancient Irish melody.
This is one of my favorite hymns by one of my favorite authors. Thanks for posting it.
Awesome conference! Was there myself in 2008. Cannot wait till April 2010!
Word! Great hymn. Watts is always so humbling in his approach. So thankful I did not get what I deserve.
I listened to the conference in mp3, I was so much blessed! O, how would it be like if I was there in person! 2010? I just wish I can attend one Resolved conference at least before we enter glory.:)
Amen brother. Amen.
This is the first time actually that I've learned of this hymn, while looking for a “Lord's day hymn” to post. Was immediately inlove with it! And yes, sir Watts is one of my fave authors as well.
We sing this song frequently at church. I love it…