The Cyber Hymnal ‎#3285

3285. Jesus, the Sinner's Friend

1. Jesus, the sinner’s friend, to Thee,
Lost and undone, for aid I flee,
Weary of earth, myself, and sin:
Open Thine arms, and take me in.

2. Pity and heal my sin sick soul;
’Tis Thou alone canst make me whole;
Dark, till in me Thine image shine,
And lost, I am, till Thou art mine.

3. At last I own it cannot be
That I should fit myself for Thee:
Here, then, to Thee I all resign;
Thine is the work, and only Thine.

4. What shall I say Thy grace to move?
Lord, I am sin, but Thou art love;
I give up every plea beside—
Lord, I am lost, but Thou hast died.

Text Information

• First Line: Jesus, the sinner's friend, to Thee
• Title: Jesus, the Sinner's Friend
• Author: Charles Wesley (1739)
• Meter: LM
• Language: English
• Source: Hymns and Sacred Poems, 1739
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: FEDERAL STREET
• Composer: Henry Kemble Oliver (1832)
• Meter: LM
• Incipit: 33343 55434 44334
• Key: F Major
• Copyright: Public Domain