Divine Grace

O Jesu, my beloved King,

I give all thanks to Thee,

Who by Thy cross hast merited

Celestial grace for me.

In Adam rais'd to dignities

Transcendent and divine;

In Adam fallen from the bliss

That once in him was mine.—

That grace to which my native strength,

Could never have attain'd,

That grace, O my Incarnate God,

In Thee I have regain'd.

O gift of love! O gift immense!

Surpassing nature's law;

What force to will and to perform

From this pure fount I draw.

By this how many passing acts,

Which else had been in vain,

Endued with meritorious power,

A prize eternal gain!

By this to me is open'd wide,

Through death's inviting door,

A brighter world, a nobler realm

Than Adam lest of yore.

O Jesu! on whose grace alone

I by Thy grace depend,

Grant me the grace to persevere

In grace unto the end.