Verse 1
Bury’d in shadows of the night
We lie till Christ restores the light:
Wisdom descends to heal the blind,
And chase the darkness of the mind.
Verse 2
Our guilty souls are drown’d in tears
Till his atoning blood appears,
Then we awake from deep distress,
And sing, “The Lord our Righteousness.”
Verse 3
Our very frame is mix’d with sin,
His Spirit makes our natures clean;
Such virtues from his sufferings flow,
At once to cleanse and pardon too.
Verse 4
Jesus beholds where Satan reigns,
Binding his slaves in heavy chains;
He sets the prisoners free, and breaks
The iron bondage from our necks.
Verse 5
Poor helpless worms in thee possess
Grace, wisdom, power, and righteousness;
Thou art our mighty All, and we
Give our whole selves, O Lord, to thee.
Isaac Watts, “Bury'd in Shadows of the Night”