Book of Worship with Hymns and Tunes ‎#382

382. O Thou who wouldst not have

1 O Thou who wouldst not have
One wretched sinner die,
Who diedst Thyself, my soul to save
From endless misery!

2 Show me the way to shun
Thy dreadful wrath severe,
That when Thou comest on Thy throne
I may with joy appear.

3 Thou art Thyself the Way,
Thyself in me reveal;
So shall I pass my life's short day
Obedient to Thy will.

4 So shall I love my God,
Because He first loved me,
And praise Thee in Thy bright abode,
Through all eternity.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: O Thou who wouldst not have
• Author: Charles Wesley (1749)
• Meter: S. M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1899
• Topic: Self Abasement; Confession of Sin; Contrition; Penitence; Repentance
• Notes: Now Public Domain.

Tune Information

• Name: PRAYER
• Composer: Leonard Marshall
• Meter: S. M.
• Notes: Now Public Domain.