HYMN II.
G. R. G. (George Richard Gould) Pughe translation
“Salvation unto our God which sitteth on the throne, and unto the Lamb.” Rev. VII. 10.
“Bydd melus cofio y cyfammod,”
Passing sweet to the reflections Of the souls redeemed above Are the many recollections Of God’s covenant of Love. Praise for perfected salvation Through Immanuel alone Animates their adoration And their song before the throne.
See the Law by sinners broken To the utmost satisfied, When, in token, Christ had spoken, “It is finished!” and died! To restore man’s lost perfection, And to disannul his doom, He Who is The Resurrection Condescended to the tomb.
He, to Whom His base detractors And tormentors owed their breath, Hung between two malefactors, Breathed out His Soul in death. Thus was man’s emancipation, Pardon and salvation won Through the deep humiliation Of God’s Own Incarnate Son.
Ponder, O my soul, with wonder On the gloomy cavity And that weighty stone whereunder Lay The Lord of Life for thee. Join with joy the jubilation Of the ransomed in that Hymn Which ascribes the world’s salvation And redemption “unto Him.”