I don’t know how long it is since I sang this great hymn, written by the great William Gadsby (1773-1844), but it greatly moved my heart yesterday when it was sung at the church where I was preaching. (Sung to Regent Square)

“O what matchless condescension the eternal God displays,

claiming our supreme attention to His boundless works and ways;

His own glory

He reveals in gospel days.

“In the person of the Saviour all His majesty is seen,

love and justice shine for ever; and without a veil between,

we approach Him,

and rejoice in His dear name.

“Would we view His highest glory, here it shines in Jesus’ face;

sing and tell the pleasing story, O you sinners saved by grace;

and with pleasure

bid the guilty Him embrace.

“In His highest work, redemption, see His glory in a blaze;

beyond mortal comprehension higher than an angel’s praise;

grace and justice

here unite to endless days.

“True, ’tis sweet and solemn pleasure, God to view in Christ the Lord;

here He smiles, and smiles for ever; may my soul His name record,

praise and bless Him,

and His wonders spread abroad.”