Worship and Service Hymnal ‎#179

179. No, Not Despairingly

1 No, not despairingly
Come I to Thee;
No, not distrustingly
Bend I the knee:
Sin hath gone over me,
Yet is this still my plea,
Jesus hath died.

2 Ah! Mine iniquity
Crimson has been,
Infinite, infinite,
Sin upon sin;
Sin of not loving Thee,
Sin of not trusting Thee,
Infinite sin.

3 Lord, I confess to Thee
Sadly my sin;
All am tell I Thee,
All I have been:
Purge Thou my sin away,
Wash Thou my soul this day;
Lord, make me clean.

4 Faithful and just art Thou,
Forgiving all;
Loving and kind art Thou
When poor ones call:
Lord, let the cleansing blood,
Blood of the Lamb of God,
Pass o'er my soul.

5 Then all is peace and light
This soul within;
Thus shall I walk with Thee,
The loved Unseen;
Leaning on Thee, my God,
Guided along the road,
Nothing between.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: No, not despairingly
• Title: No, Not Despairingly
• Author: Horatius Bonar, 1808-1889
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1957
• Topic: Repentance; The Gospel: Need of Salvation

Tune Information

• Name: KEDRON
• Composer: Ann B. Spratt, b. 1829
• Key: F Major