My eyes could not perceive the dark, 
This heart could only guess of love, 
When walking blindly from my God, 
He called me from above. 

I struggled against the warm embrace 
Of a Father prepared to send 
His only Son to die for me 
That my rebellion there might end. 

But in timid faith I shouldered arms 
And began to let you in, 
Dazzling light of redeeming love, 
Whose conquest; all my sin. 

To gift forgiveness, life, and joy, 
You bled there on that tree, 
And rose triumphant from the grave, 
Alive, you set me free! 

May grace sustain me always, 
Your Spirit make me new, 
And grant the peace that surely springs 
From such a source as You. 

So grip this heart with courage, 
To hold you aloft in fame, 
That others might taste the riches 
Of the glory of your name.