MHB 343 – WHEREWITH, O God, shall I draw near,

MHB 343 – WHEREWITH, O God, shall I draw near,

Methodist-Hymns-343

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?

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.

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.

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.

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!

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!

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.

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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