Luke 23: 39-–-43

I: Sovereign grace has power alone
To subdue a heart of stone;
And the moment grace is felt,
Then the hardest heart will melt.

II: When our Lord was crucified
Two transgressors with him died!

One, with vile blaspheming tongue,
Scoff'd at Jesus as he hung.

III: Thus he spent his wicked breath
In the very jaws of death;
Perish'd, as too many do,
With the Saviour in his view.

IV: But the other, touch'd with grace,
Saw the danger of his case --

Faith received to own the Lord,
Whom the scribes and priests abhorr'd.

V: "Lord," he pray'd, "remember me
When in glory thou shalt be!"

"Soon with me," the Lord replies,
"Thou shalt rest in paradise."

VI: This was wondrous grace indeed,
Grace vouchsafed in time of need!

Sinners, trust in Jesus' name,
You shall find him still the same.

VII: But beware of unbelief,
Think upon the harden'd thief;
If the gospel you disdain,
Christ to you will die in vain.