Stanza 1
Sovereign grace has pow'r alone
To subdue a heart of stone;
And the moment grace is felt,
Then the hardest heart will melt.
Stanza 2
When the Lord was crucified,
Two transgressors with him died;
One with vile blaspheming tongue,
Scoffed at JESUS as he hung.
Stanza 3
Thus he spent his wicked breath,
In the very jaws of death
Perished, as too many do,
With the Savior in his view.
Stanza 4
But the other, touched with grace,
Saw the danger of his case;
Faith received to own the LORD,
Whom the scribes and priests abhorred.
Stanza 5
"Lord, he prayed, remember me;
When in glory thou shalt be:"
"Soon with me, the Lord replies,
Thou shalt rest in paradise."
Stanza 6
This was wondrous grace indeed,
Grace vouchsafed in time of need!
Sinners trust in Jesu's name,
You shall find him still the same.
Stanza 7
But beware of unbelief,
Think upon the hardened thief;
If the gospel you disdain,
CHRIST, to you, will die in vain.