The Seventh-Day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book ‎#455

455. I seek the mercy-seat

1 I seek the mercy-seat,
Where thou dost answer prayer;
There humbly fall before thy feet,
For none can perish there.

2 Thy promise is my plea;
With this I venture nigh;
Thou callest burdened souls to thee,
And such, O Lord, am I.

3 Bowed down beneath my sin,
By Satan sorely pressed;
By wars without and fears within;
I come to thee for rest.

4 Be thou my hiding-place;
That, sheltered near thy side,
I may rejoice in Jesus' grace
In Jesus crucified.

Text Information

• First Line: I seek the mercy-seat
• Author: Anon.
• Publication Date: 1886
• Topic: The Sinner: Repentance and Acceptance
• Notes: Public Domain.

Tune Information

• Name: CONTRITION
• Composer: Edwin Barnes
• Meter: S. M.
• Key: c minor or modal
• Notes: Now Public Domain. Alternate tunes: #384, 732, or 736.