To HIM who loved us long ago,
Before we came to be,
Who left his throne for earth below
To save a wretch like me:
To HIM who freed us from our sin
By dying on the cross,
To make us whole without, within,
Redeemed from dreadful loss:
All praise to Christ from grateful men
Forevermore. Amen.
Lyrics aus: James Montgomery Boice und Philip Graham Ryken, The Doctrines of Grace, Wheaton, IL (Crossway) 2002, S. 5.