Church Book ‎#364

364. Approach, my soul, the mercy seat

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 prest,
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

• First Line: Approach, my soul, the mercy seat
• Author: John Newton (1779)
• Meter: C. M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1890
• Topic: The Order of Salvation: Faith and Justification; Sundays in Lent; Nineteenth Sunday after Trinity
• Notes: Alternate tune: #82 or #204

Tune Information

• Name: REDHEAD, 29
• Meter: C. M.
• Key: F Major
• Notes: Composer from index: R. Redhead, 1853