Cancelled the debt we could not pay,
Torn up and thrown the bond away.
The cords more firmly here we tie,
That close with Thee our souls unite;
The flame of Love mounts up on high,
And rules with all-subduing might:
This sacred Rite can grace afford,
To make us one with Thee, O Lord.
With strength anew from Thee derived,
The strength Thy Flesh and Blood impart,