Dibble, dabble,
You have to touch and taste;
Try it all, but just a little,
You have plenty of time to waste.
Get just enough of Eden
To dismiss the guilt of wrong;
To soothe the blisters from
The iron chains of Babylon.
Let the minstrel lull you,
Til you’re in the world’s embrace;
And you go waltzing, twirling,
Uncontrolled, and hurling—
Lost in a dizzy spell—
While the tune you’re dancing to,
Is the same one played in Hell.
Held captive of glittery things
You’ll find out far too late
An arrow clipped your wings.
A slave to what you thought
Was well hidden;
All due to a craving
For what was forbidden.
Lukewarm, uncommitted,
There’s no joy in a heart
That is deceived to believe
It can remain in between.
Years I spent in vanity and pride,
Caring not my Lord was crucified,
Knowing not it was for me He died
On Calvary.
Refrain:
Mercy there was great, and grace was free;
Pardon there was multiplied to me;
There my burdened soul found liberty
At Calvary.
By God’s Word at last my sin I learned;
Then I trembled at the law I’d spurned,
Till my guilty soul imploring turned
To Calvary.
Now I’ve giv’n to Jesus everything,
Now I gladly own Him as my King,
Now my raptured soul can only sing
Of Calvary!
Oh, the love that drew salvation’s plan!
Oh, the grace that brought it down to man!
Oh, the mighty gulf that God did span
At Calvary!
We sing that song in church. it is one of my favorites. Thank you for reading.