My Lord appears! awake my soul!
Admire his name the Wonderful .
An infinite and finite mind,
Eternity and time conjoin'd.

The everlasting Father styl'd,
Yet lately born the virgin's child.
Nor father he, nor mother had,
Yet full with both relations clad.

His titles differ and accord,
As David's son , and David's Lord .
Through earth and hell how conqu'ring rode,
The dying man, the rising God?

My nature is corruption doom'd;
Yet, when my nature he assum'd,
He nor on him (to drink the brook)
My person nor corruption took.

Yet he assum'd my sin and guilt,
For which the noble blood was spilt.
Great was the guilt o'erflowing flood,
The creature's and Creator's blood!

The Chief of chiefs amazing came,
To bear the glory and the shame;
Anointed chief with oil of joy,
Crown'd chief with thorns of sharp annoy.

Lo! in his white and ruddy face
Roses and lilies strive for place;
The morning-star, the rising sun
With equal speed and splendour run.

How glorious is the church's Head,
The Son of God, the woman's seed!
How searchless is his noble clan,
The first, the last, the second man!

With equal brightness in his face,
Shines divine justice, divine grace:
The jarring glories kindly meet,
Stern vengeance, and compassion sweet.

God is a Spirit; seems it odd
To sing aloud the blood of God?
Yea, hence my peace and joy result,
And here my lasting hope is built.

Love through his blood a vent has sought,
Yet divine love was never bought:
Mercy could never purchas'd be,
Yet ev'ry mercy purchas'd he.

His triple station brought my peace,
The Altar, Priest, and Sacrifice;
His triple office ev'ry thing,
My Priest, my Prophet is, and King.

This King, who only man became,
Is both the Lion and the Lamb;
A King of kings, and kingdoms broad;
A servant both to man and God.

This Prophet kind himself has set
To be my book and alphabet,
And ev'ry needful letter plain,
Alpha, Omega , and Amen .