Hymnal: A Selection of Hymns #CCLXXXVII (1792) Meter: 8.8.8.8 First Line: Lord, didst thou die, but not for me? Lyrics: 1 Lord didst thou die, but not for me?
Am I forbid to trust thy blood?
Is not thy pardon rich and free,
Seal'd in the kind atoning flood?
2 Who then shall drive my trembling soul
From thee to regions of despair?
Who has survey'd the sacred roll,
And found my name not written there?
3 Presumptuous thought! to fix the bound,
To limit mercy's sovereign reign:
What other happy souls have found,
I'll seek, nor shall I seek in vain.
4 I own my guilt, my sins confess;
Can men or devils make them more?
Of Crimes already numberless,
Vain the attempt to swell the score.
5 Were the black list before my sight,
While I remember thou hast dy'd,
'Twould only urge my speedier flight,
To seek salvation at thy side.
6 Low at thy feet I'll cast me down,
To thee reveal my guilt and fear;
And—if thou spurn me from thy throne—
I'll be the first who perish'd there.
Topics: Graces of the Spirit Trust; Despair Prevented; Satan repulsed; Trust in God under trials; Humble trust, or despair prevented Languages: English
Humble trust or, despair prevented