The Song Book of the Salvation Army ‎#448

448. O Lamb of God, thou wonderful sin-bearer

1 O Lamb of God, thou wonderful sin-bearer,
Hard after thee my soul doth follow on;
As pants the hart for streams in desert dreary,
So pants my soul for thee, O thou life-giving one.

Refrain:
At thy feet I fall,
Yield thee up my all,
To suffer, live or die for my Lord crucified.

2 I mourn, I mourn the sin that drove thee from me,
And blackest darkness brought into my soul;
Now I renounce the cursed thing that hindered,
And come once more to thee to be made fully whole.

3 Descend the heavens, thou whom my soul adoreth!
Exchange thy throne for my poor longing heart.
For thee, for thee I watch as for the morning;
No rest, no joy I find when from thee I’m apart.

4 Come, Holy Ghost, thy mighty aid bestowing!
Destroy the works of sin, the self, the pride;
Burn, burn in me, my idols overthrowing;
Prepare my heart for him, for my Lord crucified.

Text Information

• First Line: O Lamb of God, thou wonderful sin-bearer
• Author: Catherine Booth-Clibborn (1858-1955)
• Refrain First Line: At thy feet I fall
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1986
• Topic: The life of holiness: Challenge

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