His communion hymn, “The death of Jesus Christ, our Lord,” is a classic example of how Spegel could set forth in song the objective truths of the Christian faith.
The death of Jesus Christ, our Lord,
We celebrate with one accord;
It is our comfort in distress,
Our heart’s sweet joy and happiness.
He blotted out with His own blood
The judgment that against us stood;
He full atonement for us made,
And all our debt He fully paid.
That this is so and ever true