"Time of Love"

Ezekiel 16:8 Now when I passed by thee, and looked upon thee, behold, thy time was the time of love; and I spread my skirt over thee, and covered thy nakedness: yea, I sware unto thee, and entered into a covenant with thee, saith the Lord GOD, and thou becamest mine.

A hymn by Joseph Irons in Zion’s Hymns. #299 in the book. (in common meter)

“Time of Love”

1. Outcasts from Paradise and God,
We wretched sinners lie,
Beneath our guilt, and in our blood,
Till Jesus passes by.

2. He, as an act of sov’reign grace,
Bids dying sinners live;
One powerful look from Jesus’ face,
Will life and vigour give.

3. See, dearest Lord, how cold I lie;
How helpless I remain;
Now, in the means of grace pass by,
And let me life obtain.

4. O, let this prove a time of love,
While thou art passing by;
Send down a blessing from above,
Nor let a sinner die.

5. Pass by, and look upon me, Lord,
And bid my soul revive;
Then shall my grateful songs record,
The grace by which I live.