O Thou, Before the World Began

Lyrics

1. 1. O thou, before the world began,

   Ordained a sacrifice for man,

   And by th’eternal Spirit made

   An off’ring in the sinner’s stead;

   Our everlasting Priest art thou,

   Pleading thy death for sinners now.

2. 2. Thy off’ring still continues new

   Before the righteous Father’s view.

   Thyself the Lamb forever slain;

   Thy priesthood doth unchanged remain.

   Thy years, O God, can never fail,

   Nor thy blest work within the veil.

3. 3. Oh, that our faith may never move

   But stand unshaken as thy love,

   Sure evidence of things unseen;

   Now let it pass the years between

   And view thee bleeding on the tree:

   My Lord, my God, who dies for me.