Hymn: No, not despairingly come I to thee
- Title: No, Not Despairingly Come I to Thee
- First Line: No, not despairingly come I to thee
- Hymnal: The Hymnal: published by the Authority of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A.
- Denomination: Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.); Northern Presbyterian
- Publisher: Presbyterian Board of Publication and Sabbath School Work
- Publication Date: 1895
Author(s)
- Author Name: Horatius Bonar
- Born: 1808
- Died: 1889
- Gender: M
Full Text
1 No, not despairingly Come I to Thee; No, not distrustingly Bend I the knee: Sin hath gone over me, Yet is this still my plea, Jesus hath died. 2 Ah! Mine iniquity Crimson has been, Infinite, infinite, Sin upon sin; Sin of not loving Thee, Sin of not trusting Thee, Infinite sin. 3 Lord, I confess to Thee Sadly my sin; All am tell I Thee, All I have been: Purge Thou my sin away, Wash Thou my soul this day; Lord, make me clean. 4 Faithful and just art Thou, Forgiving all; Loving and kind art Thou When poor ones call: Lord, let the cleansing blood, Blood of the Lamb of God, Pass o'er my soul. 5 Then all is peace and light This soul within; Thus shall I walk with Thee, The loved Unseen; Leaning on Thee, my God, Guided along the road, Nothing between. Amen.