Sovereign grace has pow'r alone <br />To subdue a heart of stone; <br />And the moment grace is felt, <br />Then the hardest heart will melt. <br /> <br />When the Lord was crucified, <br />Two transgressors with him died; <br />One with vile blaspheming tongue, <br />Scoffed at Jesus as he hung. <br /> <br />Thus he spent his wicked breath, <br />In the very jaws of death <br />Perished, as too many do, <br />With the Saviour in his view. <br /> <br />But the other, touched with grace, <br />Saw the danger of his case; <br />Faith received to own the Lord, <br />Whom the scribes and priests abhorred. <br /> <br />Lord, he prayed, remember me; <br />When in glory thou shalt be; <br />Soon with me, the Lord replies, <br />Thou shalt rest in paradise. <br /> <br />This was wondrous grace indeed, <br />Grace vouchsafed in time of need! <br />Sinners trust in Jesu's name, <br />You shall find him still the same. <br /> <br />But beware of unbelief, <br />Think upon the hardened thief; <br />If the gospel you disdain, <br />Christ, to you, will die in vain.<br /><br />John Newton<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/the-two-malefactors/
