When sin’s fierce sting convicts a heart to rend,
A captive bound by guilt’s unyielding chain,
A soul then seeks what grace alone can mend,
Nor dreams a soul can rise from death’s domain.
But Christ, with love that pierces mortal stain,
Does call a name and bid a spirit wake,
A miracle through blood and mercy’s reign,
To cast off self and new creation take.
No longer bound, but life within remakes,
A creature born anew, by faith arrayed,
Through cross and tomb, the old life love forsakes,
In this all guilt and shame forever fade.
So wondrous is this change by heaven sent,
A soul reborn, in love forever bent.