Approach, my soul, the mercy-seat

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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.

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!

Historical Notes

Author

John Newton (1725-1807) 1779

Meter

CM

Music

Tune Sound files Score
Abridge Abridge
Ballerma Ballerma
Bangor Bangor
Cherith
Dublin
Frankfield
Kent (Gwennap)
Moredon
Northrepps
Spohr
St. Agnes (Dykes) St. Agnes (Dykes)
St. Cyril (CM)
St. Peter St. Peter
St. Jerome
Stracathro Stracathro
Wessex

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Sources

Hymnals

Hymnal Number Tunes Used
Hymns of the Protestant Episcopal Church, 1826 # 133
The Church Hymnal, 1871 (Hall & Whiteley) # 399 Moredon
The Church Hymnal, 1874 (Goodrich & Gilbert) # 399 Dublin
The Church Hymnal, 1874 (Tucker & Rousseau) # 399 Spohr
The Church Hymnal, 1874 (Hutchins) # 399 Spohr
Church Hymnal (Church of Ireland), 1874 # 127 St. Cyril
Hymns Ancient & Modern, Standard, 1875-1924 # 626 Kent (Gwennap), St. Peter
A Church of England Hymn Book, 1879 # 231
The Universal Hymn Book, 1885 # 240
The Hymnal Companion, 1890 # 147 St. Agnes (Dykes)
The Church Hymnal, 1892 (Darlington) # 652 Cherith
The Church Hymnal, 1892 (Parker) # 652 Spohr
The Church Hymnal, 1892 (Hutchins) # 652 Northrepps, Spohr
The Church Hymnal, 1892 (Tucker & Rousseau) # 652 Ballerma, Spohr
The Church Hymnal, 1892 (Helfenstein) # 652 Spohr
The Church Hymnal, 1892 (Messiter) # 652 Wessex
The Church Hymnary (Scotland), 1902 # 391 Spohr
Church Hymns, New Edition, 1903 # 362 St. Peter
Hymns Ancient & Modern, New Edition, 1904 # 597 Kent (Gwennap)
The Book of Common Praise (Canada), 1908 # 401 Abridge, Spohr
The Mission Hymnal, 1913 # 88 Spohr
The Hymnal 1916 (US) # 303 Spohr
Church Hymnal for the Christian Year, 1917 # 234 Frankfield, St. Cyril
Church Hymnal (Ireland), 1919 # 540 St. Cyril
Church Hymnal Revised, 1920 (Hutchins) # 458 Spohr
The Oxford Hymn Book, 1925 # 182 Galtees
The Book of Common Praise (Canada), 1938 # 447 Abridge
Hymns Ancient & Modern, Revised, 1950 # 345 Bangor
Church Hymnal (Ireland), 1960 # 87 St. Jerome
Anglican Hymn Book, 1965 # 1 Bangor
The Hymn Book 1971 (Canada) # 70 Stracathro
The Australian Hymn Book, 1977 # 156 Bangor
Church Hymnal (Ireland), 2000 # 547 Stracathro

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