Text: | Approach, my soul, the mercy-seat |
Author: | John Newton, 1725 - 1807 |
Tune: | LONDON NEW |
1 Approach, my soul, the mercy-seat
Where Jesus answers prayer;
There humbly fall before his feet,
For none can perish there.
2 Thy promise is my only plea,
With this I venture nigh;
Thou callest burdened souls to thee,
And such, O Lord, am I.
3 Bowed down beneath a load of sin,
By Satan sorely pressed,
By wars without and fears within,
I come to thee for rest.
4 Be thou my shield and hiding place,
That, sheltered near thy side,
I may my fierce accuser face,
And tell him, thou hast died.
5 O wondrous Love, to bleed and die,
To bear the cross and shame,
That guilty sinners such as I
Might plead thy gracious Name!
Text Information | |
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First Line: | Approach, my soul, the mercy-seat |
Author: | John Newton, 1725 - 1807 |
Language: | English |
Publication Date: | 1958 |
Topic: | The Life in Christ: Repentance and Faith |
Notes: | This hymn may also be sung to BELGRAVE (No. 440) |
Tune Information | |
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Name: | LONDON NEW |
Meter: | C. M. |
Key: | D Major |