069 1 John 23
| Author | Charles Wesley |
|---|---|
| Type | hymn |
| Year | 1740 |
| Passage ID | cw-069-1-john-23-full |
| Words | 136 |
1 John 2:3
Source: Hymns and Sacred Poems (1740), Part I
Author: Charles Wesley (attributed)
---
With me, your chief, you then shall know,
Shall feel your sins forgiven;
Anticipate your heaven below,
And own, that love is heaven.
1 John ii. 3.
Father, if I have sinn’d, with thee
An advocate I have:
Jesus the just shall plead for me,
The sinner Christ shall save.
Pardon and peace in him I find;
But not for me alone
The Lamb was slain; for all mankind
His blood did once atone.
My soul is on thy promise cast,
And lo! I claim my part:
The universal pardon’s past;
O seal it on my heart.
Thou canst not now thy grace deny;
Thou canst not but forgive:
Lord, if thy justice asks me why--
In Jesus I believe!