Hail, sovereign love, which first
began This scheme to rescue fallen men Hail, sovereign, free, eternal
grace Which gave my soul a hiding place Against the God who ruled
the sky I fought with and uplifted I despise the mention of His
grace, Too proud to seek a hiding place. Enwrapped in thick Egyptian night,
and fond of darkness more than light, madly I ran the sinful
race, secure without a thought. hiding place but thus the eternal
counsel ran almighty love arrest that man i felt the arrows of
distress and found i had no hiding place indignant justice stood in view
to side eyes fiery mouth i flew but justice cried with frowning
face this mountain is no hiding place A heavenly voice I heard, and
mercy's angel soon appeared. He led me on with gentle pace
to Jesus as my hiding place. Should sevenfold storms of thunder
roll, And shake this earth from pole to pole, No thunderbolt
shall daunt my face, With Jesus as my hiding place. A few more rolling suns at most
Shall land me safe on Canaan's coast Where I shall sing the
song of grace And see my glorious hiding place