Verse 1

WHEREWITH, O God, shall I draw near, And bow myself before Thy face? How in Thy purer eyes appear? What shall I bring to gain Thy grace?

Verse 2

Whoe’er to Thee themselves approve Must take the path Thy word hath showed, Justice pursue, and mercy love, And humbly walk by faith with God.

Verse 3

But though my life henceforth be Thine, Present for past can ne’er atone; Though I to Thee the whole resign, I only give Thee back Thine own.

Verse 4

What have I then wherein to trust? I nothing have, I nothing am; Excluded is my every boast, My glory swallowed up in shame.

Verse 5

Guilty I stand before Thy face, On me I feel Thy wrath abide; ’Tis just the sentence should take place; ’Tis just - but O Thy Son hath died!

Verse 6

Jesus, the Lamb of God, hath bled, He bore our sins upon the tree; Beneath our curse He bowed His head; ’Tis finished! He hath died for me!

Verse 7

See where before the throne He stands And pours the all-prevailing prayer, Points to His side, and lifts His hands, And shows that I am graven there.

Verse 8

He ever lives for me to pray; He prays that I with Him may reign: Amen to what my Lord doth say! Jesus, Thou canst not pray in vain.

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