Approach, My Soul, the Mercy Seat

 

VERSE 1

God reveals His presence,

Approach, my soul, the mercy seat,

Where Jesus answers prayer;

There humbly fall before His feet,

For none can perish there.

 

VERSE 2

Thy promise is my only plea,

With this I venture nigh;

Thou callest burdened souls to Thee,

And such, O Lord, am I.

 

VERSE 3

Bowed down beneath a load of sin,

By Satan sorely pressed,

By war without and fears within,

I come to Thee for rest.

 

VERSE 4

Be Thou my Shield and hiding Place,

That, sheltered by Thy side,

I may my fierce accuser face,

And tell him Thou hast died!

 

VERSE 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.

 

VERSE 6

 “Poor tempest-tossed soul, be still;

My promised grace receive”;

’Tis Jesus speaks—I must, I will,

I can, I do believe.

 

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