SINNER, why that look of sadness?
Why thus weep, and sigh, and groan?
All thy unbelief is madness,
All thy griefs could not atone.
It is finished! Halleluiah!
Jesus saves, and He alone.
Why such longing for salvation?
Why not take Him at His word!
There is now no condemnation
To the soul that trusts the Lord.
It is finished! Halleluiah!
Oh! what joy it doth afford.
‘Tis thyself thou art discerning,
Not the dying Lamb of God;
Weeping, striving, never learning
How He bore sin’s heavy load.
It is finished! Halleluiah!
God is satisfied through blood.
See! for sin, what bitter anguish
Jesus bore upon the tree!
See Him left by God to languish
In atoning agony!
It is finished! Halleluiah!
Jesus died from wrath to free.
Now begin thy halleluiahs
God Himself delights to hear.
Jesus, Saviour! Halleluiah!
Sweetest song that greets His ear.
Christ is Risen! Halleluiah!
Perfect love hath cast out fear.
J. D. S.