By Thee, O God, invited (Hymn 42)

Verse 1: By Thee, O God, invited, We look unto the Son, In whom Thy heart delighted, Who all Thy will hath done; And by the one chief treasure Thy bosom freely gave, Thine own pure love we measure, Thy willing mind to save. Verse 2: O God of mercy—Father! The one unchanging claim, The brightest hopes, we gather From Christ's most precious name: What always sounds so sweetly In Thine unwearied ear, Has freed our souls completely From all our guilt and fear. Verse 3: The trembling sinner feareth That God can ne'er forget; But one full payment cleareth His memory of all debt. When nought beside could free us, Or set our souls at large, The death of God's Beloved Secured a full discharge. Verse 4: No wrath God's heart retaineth To usward who believe; No dread in ours remaineth As we His love receive; Returning sons He kisses, And with His robe invests; His perfect love dismisses All terror from our breasts.