"Lord of Glory, Who hast Bought Us"
                       by Eliza S. Alderson, 1818-1889
                                 Text From:
                      THE HANDBOOK TO THE LUTHERAN HYMNAL
            (St. Louis: Concordia Publishing House, 1942)p.314



        1. Lord of Glory, who hast bought us
        With Thy life-blood as the price,
        Never grudging for the lost ones
        That tremendous sacrifice;
        And with that hast freely given
        Blessings countless as the sand
        To the unthankful and the evil
        With Thine own unsparing hand;

        2. Grant us hearts, dear Lord, to yield Thee
        Gladly, freely, of Thine own;
        With the sunshine of Thy goodness
        Melt our thankless hearts of stone
        Till our cold and selfish natures,
        Warmed by Thee, at length believe
        That more happy and more blessed
        'Tis to give than to receive.

        3. Wondrous honor hast Thou given
        To our humblest charity
        In Thine own mysterious sentence,
        "Ye have done it unto Me."
        Can it be, O gracious Master,
        Thou dost deign for alms to sue,
        Saying by Thy poor and needy,
        "Give as I have given to you"?

        4. Yes, the sorrow and the sufferings
        Which on every hand we see
        Channels are for tithes and offerings
        Due by solemn right to Thee;
        Right of which we may not rob Thee,
        Debt we may not choose but pay,
        Lest that face of love and pity
        Turn from us another day.

        5. Lord of Glory, who hast bought us
        With Thy life-blood as the price,
        Never grudging for the lost ones
        That tremendous sacrifice,
        Give us faith to trust Thee boldly,
        Hope, to stay our souls on Thee;
        But, oh! best of all Thy graces,
        Give us Thine own charity.

        

        Notes:
        Hymn #442 from _The Handbook to the Lutheran Hymnal_
        Text: Acts 20:35
        Author: Eliza S. Alderson, 1864
        Composer: Rowland H. Prichard, +1887, alt.
        Tune: Hyfrydol