Verse 1
Salvation! O the joyful sound!
What pleasure to our ears!
A sovereign balm for every wound,
A cordial for our fears.
Glory, honor, praise, and power,
Be unto the Lamb forever:
Jesus Christ is our Redeemer:
Hallelujah! Hallelujah!
Hallelujah! Praise the Lord.
Verse 2
Buried in sorrow and in sin,
And at hell’s dark door we lay;
But we arise by grace divine
To see a heavenly day.
Verse 3
Salvation! let the echo fly
The spacious earth around,
While all the armies of the sky
Conspire to raise the sound!
Verse 4
Salvation! O Thou bleeding Lamb,
To Thee the praise belongs;
Salvation shall inspire our hearts,
And dwell upon our tongues.
Isaac Watts and W.W Shirley