O Thou, Before the World Began


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O Thou, Before the World Began

31243, Hymns, O Thou, Before the World Began, no. 189

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. 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. 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.

Text: William H. Turton, 1856-1938

Music: Frank W. Asper, 1892-1973

D&C 45:3-5

1 Peter 2:24