Because of that great Love He bears us;
That men may turn and mend their ways,
In tender Mercy thus He spares us:
He gently deals with those He loveth,
And if He long retards the Day,
To call them from the world away,
Their faith, and hope, and love He proveth.
II.
Lift up, ye saints, your joyful heads,
For your redemption now draws nearer;