Hymnal of the Methodist Episcopal Church ‎#378

378. Pleading the sacrifice of Christ

1 O Lamb of God, for sinners slain,
I plead with thee, my suit to gain, —
I plead what thou hast done:
Didst thou not die the death for me?
Jesus, remember Calvary,
And break my heart of stone.

2 Take the dear purchase of thy blood,
My Friend and Advocate with God,
My Ransom and my Peace,
Surety, who all my debt hast paid,
For all my sins atonement made,
The Lord my Righteousness.

3 O let thy Spirit shed abroad
The love, the perfect love of God,
In this cold heart of mine!
O might he now descend, and rest,
And dwell forever in my breast,
And make it all divine!

Text Information

• First Line: O Lamb of God, for sinners slain
• Title: Pleading the sacrifice of Christ
• Author: Charles Wesley
• Meter: C. P. M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1891
• Scripture:
  1 John 2:1-2
  ;
  Romans 5:5
  ;
  Revelation 5:6
  ;
  Jeremiah 23:6
  ;
  Genesis 32:26
• Topic: Calvary; Christ: Advocate; Christ: Atonement of; Christ: Friend; Christ: Lamb of God; Christ: Lord our righteousness; Christ: Ransom; Christ: Surety; Holy Spirit: Descent of; Holy Spirit: Indwelling; Lord our Righteousness; Penitence: Penitence; Prayer: For perfect peace and love; Prayer: To Christ; Sanctification, Entire
• Notes: "Title: Desiring to Love. Seven stanzas. These are respectively the fourth, fifth, and third of the original. The first couplet of the hymn as here given has been transposed and changed. The author wrote: 'What shall I do my suit to gain? O Lamb of God for sinners slain.' From Charles Wesley's Hymns and Sacred Poems, 1749." (Nutter 1900)

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