The Cyber Hymnal ‎#8705

8705. Was It For Sin?

1 Was it for sin, for mortal guilt,
The Savior gave His vital blood?
For sin amazing anguish felt,
The wrath of an offended God?

2 When bleeding, groaning, on the tree,
He breathed such agonizing cries,
When nature suffered, Lord, with Thee,
And darkness clothed the mourning skies.

3 And shall I harbor in my breast
(O tremble, soul, at such a deed)
This dreadful foe, this fatal guest?
’Twas sin that made my Savior bleed.

4 ’Tis sin that would my ruin prove,
And sink me down to endless woe;
But O forbid it, heav’nly love,
And save me from the cursèd foe.

5 Ye sins, ye cruel sins, depart,
Your tyrant sway I cannot bear;
My rightful sovereign claims my heart,
And Christ alone shall govern here.

6 Come, glorious conqueror, gracious Lord,
Thy all-prevailing power employ;
O come, with Thy resistless word,
These hateful enemies destroy.

7 So guilty, weak, to Thee I fly,
My Lord, my Savior, and my friend,
On Thy almighty arm rely,
On Thy atoning blood depend.

8 All of my hope is fixed on Thee,
For Thou alone hast power divine;
O come, and conquer, Lord, for me,
And all the glory shall be Thine.

Text Information

• First Line: Was it for sin, for mortal guilt
• Title: Was It For Sin?
• Author: Anne Steele
• Refrain First Line: LM
• Language: English
• Source: Poems on Subjects Chiefly Devotional, 1760, vol. 1
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: ABBOTSFORD
• Meter: LM
• Key: F Major or modal
• Source: Catholische Geistliche Gesänge, Andernach, 1608
• Copyright: Public Domain