1 Jesus, Friend of sinners, hear
Yet once again, I pray;
From my debt of sin set clear,
For I have naught to pay:
Speak, O speak the kind release,
A poor backsliding soul restore;
Love me freely, seal my peace,
And bid me sin no more.
2 For my selfishness and pride
Thou hast withdrawn thy grace;
Left me long to wander wide,
An outcast from thy face;
But I now my sins confess,
And mercy, mercy, I implore;
Love me freely, seal my peace,
And bid me sin no more.
3 Sin's deceitfulness hath spread
A hardness o'er my heart;
But if thou thy Spirit shed,
The stony shall depart:
Shed thy love, thy tenderness,
And let me feel thy softening power;
Love me freely, seal my peace,
And bid me sin no more.
Source: The Seventh-Day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book: for use in divine worship #591
First Line: | Jesus, friend of sinners hear |
Title: | The Backslider's Supplication |
Author: | Charles Wesley |
Meter: | 7.6.7.6.7.8.7.6 |
Language: | English |
Copyright: | Public Domain |