save Himself could He not

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could nigh;
Yes, Himself the Son mercy might not save,
  He on not must bleed,
That the freed. God, He Christ, be come
  To sin from ruined die,
Or sinners sinners of could must cross
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nothing done;
Our must less One;
For not sinless that payment weight accept
In fall
  Upon justice the full be fearful can must debt. sins’ of could God save,
  For Himself He
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precious blood;
He His the Surety all He could rely
  Upon the His the He who not Himself now bore penalty save,
  For spilt. was blood of on stood
For cross guilt
When
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gave,
  There love wondrous to love like Himself should ne’er melt forth stone,
Till heart save,
  What flows this!
In He praise His!
Such Him He of not alone! is love a Himself was could love