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Text:Pass Me Not
Author:F. C. VanAlstyne
Tune:[Pass me not, O gentle Savior]
Composer:W. H. Doane

93. Pass Me Not

1 Pass me not, O gentle Savior!
Hear my humble cry;
While on others thou art smiling,
Do not pass me by.

Refrain:
Savior, Savior, hear my humble cry!
While on others thou art calling,
Do not pass me by.

2 Let me at thy throne of mercy
Find a sweet relief;
Kneeling there in deep contrition,
Help my unbelief. [Refrain]

3 Trusting only in thy merit,
Would I seek thy face;
Heal my wounded, broken spirit,
Save me by thy grace. [Refrain]

4 Thou the Spring of all my comfort,
More than life to me,
Whom on earth have I beside thee,
Whom in heaven but thee? [Refrain]

Text Information
First Line: Pass me not, O gentle Savior!
Title: Pass Me Not
Author: F. C. VanAlstyne
Refrain First Line: Savior, Savior, hear my humble cry!
Publication Date: 1883
Scripture:
Notes: Public Domain.
Tune Information
Name: [Pass me not, O gentle Savior]
Composer: W. H. Doane
Notes: Public Domain.



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