Approach, my soul, the mercy–seat

The words

1. 1

   Stanza 1. Approach, my soul, the mercy–seatWhere JESUS answers prayer;There humbly fall before his feet,For none can perish there.

2. 2

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

3. 3

   Stanza 3. Bowed down beneath a load of sin,By Satan sorely pressed;By war without, and fears within,I come to thee for rest.

4. 4

   Stanza 4. Be thou my shield and hiding–place!That, sheltered near thy side,I may my fierce accuser face,And tell him, “Thou hast died.”

5. 5

   Stanza 5. Oh wondrous love! to bleed and die,To bear the cross and shame;That guilty sinners, such as I,Might plead thy gracious name.

6. 6

   Stanza 6. “Poor tempest–tossed soul, be still,My promised grace receive;”’Tis JESUS speaks—I must, I will,I can, I do believe.

Olney Hymns (1779), Book 3, Hymn 12. John Newton. Public domain. CCEL transcription with modernized spelling. www.praylock.com/olney-hymns/3-12