"Grace! 'Tis a Charming Sound"

by Philip Doddridge, 1702-1751, stanzas 1, 2, 4 & 6

by Augustus M. Toplady, 1740-1778, stanzas 3 & 5

        1. Grace! 'Tis a charming sound,

        Harmonious to the ear;

        Heaven with the echo shall resound,

        And all the earth shall hear.

        2. Grace first contrived the way

        To save rebellious man,

        And all the steps that grace display

        Which drew the wondrous plan.

        3. Grace first inscribed my name

        In God's eternal book;

        'Twas grace that gave me to the Lamb,

        Who all my sorrows took.

        4. Grace led my wandering feet

        To tread the heavenly road;

        And new supplies each hour I meet

        While pressing on to God.

        5. Grace taught my soul to pray

        And made mine eyes o'erflow;

        'Twas grace that kept me to this day

        And will not let me go.

        6. Grace all the work shall crown

        Through everlasting days;

        It lays in heaven the topmost stone

        And well deserves the praise.