A Selection of Hymns ‎#LXXXIII

LXXXIII. Human righteousness insufficieint to justify

1 Wherewith, O Lord, shall I draw near,
Or bow myself before thy face?
How in thy purer eyes appear?
What shall I bring to gain thy grace?

2 Will gifts delight the Lord most high?
Will multiply'd oblations please?
Thousands of rams his favor buy,
Or slaughter'd hecatombs appease.

3 Can these assuage the wrath of God?
Can these wash out my guilty stain?
Rives of oil, or seas of blood,
Alas! they all must flow in vain.

4 What have I then wherein to trust?
I nothing have, I nothing am;
Excluded is my ev'ry boast,
My glory swallow'd up in shame.

5 Guilty, I stand before thy face;
My sole desert, is hell and wrath;
'Twere just the sentence should take place,
But O, I plead my Savior's death!

6 I plead the merits of thy son
Who died for sinners on the tree;
I plead his righteousness alone,
O put the spotless robe on me.

Text Information

• First Line: Wherewith O Lord, shall I draw near
• Title: Human righteousness insufficieint to justify
• Meter: L. M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1792
• Scripture:
  Micah 6:6-8
• Topic: Scripture Doctrines and Blessings: Justification; Access to God by Christ; Justification; Human righteousness, insufficient to justify
• Notes: Now Public Domain.

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