Wherewith, O God, shall I draw near

1.

Wherewith, O God, shall I draw near

And bow myself before Thy face?

How in Thy purer eyes appear?

What shall I bring to gain Thy grace?

2.

Whoe’er to Thee themselves approve

Must take the path Thy word hath showed

Justice, pursue, and mercy love

And humbly walk by faith with God

3.

But though my life henceforth be Thine

Present for past can ne’er stone

Though I to Thee the whole resign

I only give Thee back Thine own

4.

What have I then wherein to trust?

I nothing have, I nothing am

Excluded is my every boast

My glory swallow’d up in shame

5.

Guilty I stand before Thy face

On me I feel Thy wrath abide

’Tis just the sentence should take place

’Tis just but O thy Son, hath died

6.

Jesus, the Lamb of God hath bled

He bore our sins upon the tree

Beneath our curse He bow’d His head

’Tis finished! He hath died for me

7.

See where before the throne He stands

And pours the all-prevailing prayer

Points to His side and lift His hands

And shows that I am graven there

8.

He ever lives for me to pray

He prays that I with Him may reign

Amen to what my Lord doth say

Jesus, Thou hast not pray in vain