Once I stood in condemnation,

Once I stood in condemnation,

Waiting thus the sinner's doom;

Christ in death has wrought salvation,

God has raised Him from the tomb.

Once I was to God a stranger,

Filled with enmity and fear;

He has rescued me from danger,

Love revealed and brought me near.

Now I see in Christ's acceptance

But the measure of my own;

He who lay beneath my sentence,

Seated high upon the Throne.

Quickened, raised, and in Him seated,

I a full deliverance know;

Every foe has been defeated,

Every enemy laid low.

Now I have a life in union

With the risen Lord above;

Now I drink in sweet communion

Some rich foretaste of His love.

Soon, O Lord! In highest glory,

All its vastness I'll explore;

Soon I'll cast my crown before Thee,

While I worship and adore.