Verse 1
How rich are thy provisions Lord!
Thy table furnish’d from above,
The fruits of life o’erspread the board,
The cup o’erflows with heavenly love.
Verse 2
Thine ancient family the Jews,
Were first invited to the feast;
We humbly take what they refuse,
And Gentiles thy salvation taste.
Verse 3
We are the poor, the blind, the lame,
And help was far, and death was nigh,
But at the gospel call we came
And every want receiv’d supply.
Verse 4
From the highway that leads to hell,
From paths of darkness and despair,
Lord, we are come with thee to dwell,
Glad to enjoy thy presence here.
Verse 5
What shall we pay th’ eternal Son,
That left the heaven of his abode,
And to this wretched earth came down
To bring us wanderers back to God?
Verse 6
It cost him death to save our lives,
To buy our souls it cost his own;
And all the unknown joys he gives,
Were bought with agonies unknown.
Verse 7
Our everlasting love is due
To him that ransom’d sinners lost;
And pity’d rebels when he knew
The vast expense his love would cost.
Isaac Watts, “How Rich Are Thy Provisions Lord!”