Approach My Soul, the Mercy Seat

LYRICS

VERSE 1
Approach, my soul, the mercy seat,
Where Jesus answers prayer;
There humbly fall before His feet,
For none can perish there.
Thy promise is my only plea,
With this I venture nigh;
Thou callest burdened souls to Thee,
And such, O Lord, am I.

VERSE 2
Bowed down beneath a load of sin,
By Satan sorely pressed,
By war without and fears within,
I come to Thee for rest.
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 3
O, wondrous love! to bleed and die,
To bear the cross and shame,
That guilty sinners, such as I,
Might plead Thy gracious Name.
“Poor tempest-tossèd soul, be still;
My promised grace receive”
’Tis Jesus speaks—I must, I will,
I can, I do believe.

TAG
’Tis Jesus speaks—I must, I will,
I can, I do believe.

Words by John Newton, Music by Gary Brumley.
© 2016 New Moniker Music. CCLI Song Number: 7064716

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