Hymn
Behold the Throne of Grace!
Behold the Throne of grace!
The promise calls me near:
There Jesus shows a smiling face
And waits to answer prayer.
My soul, ask what thou wilt;
Thou canst not be too bold;
Since His own blood for thee He spilt,
What else can He withhold?
Thine image, Lord, bestow,
Thy presence and Thy love;
I ask to serve Thee here below,
And reign with Thee above.
Teach me to live by faith;
Conform my will to Thine;
Let me victorious be in death,
And then in glory shine.
Amen.
Behold the Throne of Grace! — Text from The Hymnal, 1895. Public domain. https://yeshuanow.com/hymns/behold-the-throne-of-grace
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Questions about this hymn
Who wrote Behold the Throne of Grace?
The words of Behold the Throne of Grace were written by John Newton; the version here was published in 1895. The library holds 38 more hymns by John Newton, including At Parting and Pleading His Gracious Name.
Is Behold the Throne of Grace public domain?
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What is the metre of Behold the Throne of Grace?
Behold the Throne of Grace is in Short Metre (6.6.8.6). Hymns in the same metre can usually be sung to the same tunes — for example, The Spirit of Prayer, Faith Its Author and Preciousness and O what, if we are Christ's.