Hymnal and Order of Service ‎#242

242. 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 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.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: Approach, my soul, the mercy seat
• Title: Approach, My Soul, the Mercy Seat
• Author: John Newton, 1725-1807 (1779)
• Meter: C. M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1901
• Topic: Repentance

Tune Information

• Name: LONDON NEW
• Meter: C. M.
• Source: Playford's Psalter of 1671 altered from the Scotch Psalter of 1635