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CCXLVI. Acceptance through Christ alone

1 How shall the sons of men appear,
Great God, before thine awful bar?
How may the guilty hope to find
Acceptance with th' eternal mind?

2 Not vows, nor groans, nor broken cries,
Not the most costly sacrifice,
Not infant blood profusely spilt,
Will expiate a sinner's guilt.

3 The blood of Jesus Christ alone,
Hath sov'reign virtue to atone;
Here we will rest our only plea,
When we approach, great God, to thee.

4 'Tis through his merit we'll arise,
And learn to sing above the skies;
We'll join the triumph round the throne,
And praise th' eternal Three in One.

Text Information

• First Line: How shall the sons of men appear
• Title: Acceptance through Christ alone
• Meter: L. M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1799
• Scripture:
  John 14:6
• Topic: Acceptance through Christ

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