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 call'st the 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 Oh, wondrous love! to bleed and die, To bear the cross and shame; That guilty sinners, such as I, Might plead thy gracious name.
Jesus, my Lord, to thee I cry; Unless thou help me, I must die; Oh, bring thy free salvation nigh And take me as I am.
Ref.--Take me as I am, Take me as I am; Oh, bring thy free salvation nigh, And take me as I am.
2 Helpless I am, and full of guilt, But yet for me thy blood was spilt, And thou canst make me as thou wilt, But take me as I am.
3 I thirst, I long to know thy love, Thy full salvation I would prove; But since to thee I cannot move Oh, take me as I am.
4 If thou hast work for me to do, Inspire my will, my heart renew, And work both in and by me, too, But take me as I am.
5 And when at last the work is done. The battle o'er, the victory won, Still, still my cry shall be alone, Oh, take me as I am.
Would you lose your load of sin? Fix your eyes upon Jesus; Would you know God's peace within? Fix your eyes upon Jesus.
Cho.--Jesus who on the cross did die, Jesus who lives and reigns on high, He alone can justify; Fix your eyes upon Jesus.
2 Would you calmly walk the wave? Fix your eyes upon Jesus; Would you know his pow'r to save? Fix your eyes upon Jesus.
3 Would you have your cares grow light? Fix your eyes upon Jesus; Would you songs have in the night? Fix your eyes upon Jesus.
4 Grieving, would you comfort know? Fix your eyes upon Jesus; Humble be when blessings flow? Fix your eyes upon Jesus.
5 Would you strength in weakness have? Fix your eyes upon Jesus; See a light beyond the grave? Fix your eyes upon Jesus.
I stand; but not as once I did, Beneath my load of guilt; The blessed Jesus bore it all-- For me his blood was spilt.
2 I stand; but not on Calvary's Mount, With arms around the cross; I have been there, and left behind Earth's pleasures, joys, and dross.
3 I stand e'en now where he appears, In union with my Lord; In him I'm saved, oh, wondrous thought. I read it in his word.