Hymn 494
Wherewith, O God, shall I draw near
- mf Wherewith, O God, shall I draw near.
And bow myself before Thy face?
How in Thy purer eyes appear?
What shall I bring to gain Thy grace?
- cr Whoe'er to Thee themselves approve
Must take the path Thy word hath showed.
Justice pursue, and mercy love.
And humbly walk by faith with God.
- But though my life henceforth be Thine,
Present for past can ne'er atone;
Though I to Thee the whole resign,
I only give Thee back Thine own.
- mf What have I then wherein to trust?
I nothing have, I nothing am;
Excluded is my every boast.
My glory .swallow'd up in shame.
- cr Guilty I stand before Thy face.
On in.! feel Thy wrath abide;
p 'Tis just the sentence should take place,
'Tis just but O Thy Son hath died!
- cr Jesus, the Lamb of God, hath bled.
He bore our sins upon the tree;
mp Beneath our curse He bow'd His head;
p 'Tis finished! He hath died for me!
- cr See where before the throne He stands.
And pours the all-prevailing prayer;
Points to His side, and lifts His hands.
And shows that I am graven there.
- He ever lives for me to pray;
He prays that I with Him may reign;
f .Amen to what my Lord doth say!
ff Jesus, Thou hast not pray in vain.
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