Hymn
Grace! 'Tis a Charming Sound
Grace! ’tis a charming sound,
Harmonious to the ear;
Heav'n with the echo shall resound,
And all the earth shall hear.
Grace first contrived the way
To save rebellious man;
And all the steps that grace display
Which drew the wondrous plan.
Grace first inscribed my name
In God’s eternal book;
’Twas grace that gave me to the Lamb,
Who all my sorrows took.
Grace led my roving feet
To tread the heavenly road;
And new supplies each hour I meet,
While pressing on to God.
Grace taught my soul to pray,
And made mine eyes o’erflow;
’Twas grace which kept me to this day,
And will not let me go.
Grace all the work shall crown,
Through everlasting days;
It lays in heaven the topmost stone,
And well deserves the praise.
Grace! 'Tis a Charming Sound — Text from Evangelical Lutheran Hymn-book, 1918. Public domain. https://yeshuanow.com/hymns/grace-tis-a-charming-sound
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Questions about this hymn
Who wrote Grace! 'Tis a Charming Sound?
The words of Grace! 'Tis a Charming Sound were written by Philip Doddridge; the version here was published in 1918. The library holds 55 more hymns by Philip Doddridge, including For a New-Year's Day and Salvation Approaching.
Is Grace! 'Tis a Charming Sound public domain?
Yes. The words here are taken from Evangelical Lutheran Hymn-book, published in 1918. Works published before 1931 are out of copyright in the United States, so you can print, project, perform and record this hymn freely. How we source and check every hymn.
What is the metre of Grace! 'Tis a Charming Sound?
Grace! 'Tis a Charming Sound is in Short Metre (6.6.8.6). Hymns in the same metre can usually be sung to the same tunes — for example, Christian Love, Living by Faith and The Church is the Honor and Safety of a Nation.