The Perfect Righteousness of God A hymn by Albert Midlane (1825-1909) The perfect righteousness of God Is witnessed in the Saviour’s blood; ‘Tis in the cross of Christ we trace His righteousness, yet wondrous grace. God could not pass the sinner by, His sins demands that he must die; But in the cross of Christ […]
Though Albert Midlane (1825-1909) wrote hundreds of hymns, he refused royalties of any kind for his compositions, even when they appeared in multiple hymn books. Among his better known compositions are “Revive Thy work O Lord”, “There’s a Friend for Little Children”, “Passing Onward, Quickly Passing” and “When the Saviour said ‘Tis Finished”. One of […]
Albert Midlane (1825-1909) wrote hundreds of hymns. Among his better known compositions are “Revive Thy work O Lord”, “There’s a Friend for Little Children”, “Passing Onward, Quickly Passing” and “When the Saviour said ‘Tis Finished”. Two of his hymns, below, are particularly rich in their soteriological content. Hymns like these are simply not being written […]