87    148th     J. Kent
Everlasting Love. Jer. 31. 31-34; 33. 20, 21

1 With David’s Lord and ours,
  A covenant once was made,
  Whose bonds are firm and sure,
  Whose glories ne’er shall fade!
  Signed by the sacred Three-in-One,
  In mutual love, ere time began.

2 Firm as the lasting hills,
  This covenant shall endure,
  Whose potent shalls and wills
  Make every blessing sure:
  When ruin shakes all nature’s frame,
  Its jots and tittles stand the same.

3 [Here the vast seas of grace,
  Love, peace, and mercy flow,
  That all the blood-bought race
  Of men, or angels know:
  O sacred deep, without a shore,
  Who shall thy limits e’er explore?]

4 Here when thy feet shall fall,
  Believer, thou shalt see
  Grace to restore thy soul,
  And pardon, full and free;
  Thee with delight shall God behold,
  A chosen sheep in Zion’s fold.

5 And when through Jordan’s flood
  Thy God shall bid thee go,
  His arm shall thee defend,
  And vanquish every foe;
  And in this covenant thou shalt view
  Sufficient strength to bear thee through.