American Lutheran Hymnal ‎#125

125. Sinners May To Christ Draw Near

1 Sinners may to Christ draw near:
Let this word of consolation
Be proclaimed to ev'ry soul
Sore in need of God's salvation.
Grace and peace are offered here:
Sinners may to Christ draw near.

2 Naught but wrath have I deserved,
Yet the pledge to me is given
In His sure, prophetic Word
That my home shall be in heaven.
This allays all doubt and fear:
Sinners may to Christ draw near.

3 When a sheep hath gone astray,
After it the shepherd goeth;
Jesus, loving all His own,
On the lost His help bestoweth,
Lest they be devoid of cheer:
Sinners may to Christ draw near.

4 Come, ye sinners, one and all,
Heavy-laden, sorely stricken;
Jesus gives you sure relief,
He your fainting hearts will quicken;
When the way looks dark and drear,
Sinners may to Christ draw near.

5 Sinners may to Christ draw near;
I am not by Him rejected.
He hath opened wide the gate
And a throne of grace erected.
For me, too, the way is clear:
Sinners may to Christ draw near.

Text Information

• First Line: Sinners may to Christ draw near
• Title: Sinners May To Christ Draw Near
• Translator: H. Brueckner (1924)
• Author: E. Neumeister (1718)
• Meter: 7 8 7 8 7 7
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1930
• Topic: The Means of Grace: Faith and Justification

Tune Information

• Name: SAXONY
• Composer: A. Hammerschmidt
• Meter: 7 8 7 8 7 7
• Key: C Major
• Source: German chorale: Meinen Jesum lass ich nicht