Hymns of the Lutheran Church

102 Enslaved by Sin and Bound in Chains

1 Enslaved by sin and bound in chains, Beneath its dreadful tyrant sway, And doomed to everlasting pains, We wretched, guilty captives lay. 2 Nor gold, nor gems could buy our peace, Nor all the world's collected store Suffice to purchase our release; A thousand worlds were all too poor. 3 Jesus, the Lord, the mighty God, An all-sufficient ransom paid. O matchless price! His precious blood For vile, rebellious traitors shed. 4 Jesus the sacrifice became To rescue guilty souls from hell; The spotless, bleeding, dying Lamb Beneath avenging justice fell. 5 Amazing goodness! Love divine! Oh, may our grateful hearts adore The matchless grace nor yield to sin Nor wear its cruel fetters more!

Text Information

Author
Anne Steele, 1717-78

Tune Information

Name
WENN WIR IN HÖCHSTEN NÖTEN SEIN
Meter
LM
Source
Louis Bourgeois, c. 1510-1561