473. For ever here my rest shall be

1 For ever here my rest shall be,
Close to Thy bleeding side;
This all my hope, and all my plea,
For me the Saviour died!

2 My dying Saviour, and my God,
Fountain for guilt and sin,
Sprinkle me ever with Thy blood,
And cleanse, and keep me clean.

3 Wash me, and make me thus Thine own;
Wash me, and mine Thou art;
Wash me, but not my feet alone,
My hands, my head, my heart.

4 The atonement of Thy blood apply,
Till faith to sight improve,
Till hope in full fruition die,
And all my soul be love.

Text Information
First Line: For ever here my rest shall be
Author: C. Wesley, 1707-1788
Language: English
Publication Date: 1917
Topic: Atonement: Finished; Blood of Christ; Christ: Blood of (9 more...)
Tune Information
Name: ST. ANDREW
Composer: William Tansur
Meter: C.M.
Key: A Major
Source: William Tansur's "New Harmony of Sion," 1764



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