201    S.M.     P. Doddridge
Grace. Rom. 3. 24; Eph. 2. 5-8; 2 Tim. 1. 9

1 Grace! ’tis a charming sound,
  Harmonious to the ear;
  Heaven with the echo shall resound,
  And all the earth shall hear.

2 Grace first contrived a way
  To save rebellious man,
  And all the steps that grace display
  Which drew the wondrous plan.

3 Grace first inscribed my name
  In God’s eternal book;
  ’Twas grace that gave me to the Lamb,
  Who all my sorrows took.

4 Grace taught my soul to pray,
  And pardoning love to know;
  ’Twas grace that kept me to this day,
  And will not let me go.

5 Grace all the work shall crown,
  Through everlasting days;
  It lays in heaven the topmost stone,
  And well deserves the praise.