202    C.M.     John Newton
Reigning Grace. Rom. 5. 21; 8. 37-39

1 Now may the Lord reveal his face,
  And teach our stammering tongues
  To make his sovereign, reigning grace
  The subject of our songs.

2 No sweeter subject can invite
  A sinner’s heart to sing,
  Or more display the glorious right
  Of our exalted King.

3 Grace reigns to pardon crimson sins,
  To melt the hardest hearts;
  And from the work it once begins
  It never once departs.

4 [The world and Satan strive in vain
  Against the chosen few;
  Secured by grace’s conquering reign,
  They all shall conquer too.]

5 ’Twas grace that called our souls at first;
  By grace thus far we’re come;
  And grace will help us through the worst,
  And lead us safely home.