The Savior! O What Endless Charms

The Savior! O what endless charms,
Dwell in the blissful sound!
Its influence every fear disarms,
And spreads sweet comforts round.

Here pardon, life and joys divine,
In rich effusion flow,
For guilty rebels, lost in sin,
And doomed to endless woe.

Th’Almighty former of the skies
Stooped to our vile abode;
While angels viewed with wondering eyes,
And hailed th’incarnate God.

O the rich depths of love divine,
Of bliss, a boundless store!
Dear Savior, let me call Thee mine—
I cannot wish for more.

Author: Anne Steele

Year: 1760

This hymn is from Anne Steele's 1760 collection "Poems on Subjects Chiefly Devotional" (published under the pseudonym Theodosia). It is sometimes titled simply "The Savior" and appears in multiple 18th-19th century hymnals.