The Hymnal, Revised and Enlarged, as adopted by the General Convention of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America in the year of our Lord 1892 ‎#652b

652b. Approach, my soul, the mercy-seat

1 Approach, my soul, the mercy-seat,
Where Jesus answers prayer;
There humbly fall before His feet,
For none can perish there.

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 Bowed down beneath a load of sin,
By Satan sorely pressed,
By wars without, and fears within,
I come to Thee for rest.

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 O wondrous love! to bleed and die,
To bear the cross and shame,
That guilty sinners, such as I,
Might plead Thy gracious Name.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: Approach, my soul, the mercy-seat
• Title: Approach, my soul, the mercy-seat
• Author: Rev. John Newton (1779)
• Meter: C. M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1894
• Topic: Parochial Missions; Home and Personal Use
• Notes: Tune name in index: BALERMA

Tune Information

• Name: [Approach, my soul, the mercy-seat]
• Composer: Wilson
• Meter: C. M.
• Key: A♭ Major