Hymn 63 - Approach My Soul, The Mercy Seat

Approach, my soul, the mercy seatwhere 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.

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 near thy side, I may my fierce accuser face,and tell him thou hast died.

O wondrous love! to bleed and die,to bear the cross and shame,that guilty sinners, such as I,might plead thy gracious name!