The Lutheran Hymnal ‎#456

456. Approach, My Soul, the Mercy Seat

1 Approach, my soul, the mercy-seat,
Where Jesus answers prayer;
There humbly fall before His feet,
For none can perish there.

2 Thy promise is my only plea,
With this I venture nigh;
Thou callest burdened souls to Thee,
And such, O Lord, am I.

3 Bowed down beneath a load of sin,
By Satan sorely pressed,
By wars without and fears within,
I come to Thee for rest.

4 Be Thou my Shield and Hiding-place,
That, sheltered near Thy side,
I may my fierce Accuser face
And tell him Thou hast died.

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!

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: Approach, my soul, the mercy seat
• Title: Approach, My Soul, the Mercy Seat
• Author: John Newton (1779, ab.)
• Meter: C.M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1941
• Scripture:
  Matthew 11:28
• Topic: Prayer

Tune Information

• Name: SPOHR
• Composer: Louis Spohr (1835, arr.)
• Meter: C.M.
• Key: G Major