I Seek the Mercy-Seat

Verse 1

I seek the mercy-seat,
Where thou dost answer prayer ;
There humbly fall before thy feet,
For none can perish there.

Verse 1

I seek the mercy-seat,
Where'er thou hast thy prayer;
There humbly fall before thy feet,
For none can perish there.

Verse 2

Thy promise is my plea; ;
With this I venture nigh: ;
Thou callest burdened souls to thee,
And such, O Lord, am I.

Verse 2

Thy promise is my plea;
With this I venture nigh:
Thou callest burdened souls to thee,
And such, O Lord, am I.

Verse 3

Bowed down beneath a load of sin,
By Satan sorely pressed, ;
By wars without and fears within,
I come to thee for rest.

Verse 3

Bowed down beneath my sin,
By Satan sorely pressed,
By wars without and fears within,
I come to thee for rest.

Verse 4

Be thou my hiding-place; ;
That, sheltered near thy side,
I may rejoice to Jesus' grace—
In Jesus crucified.

Verse 4

Be thou my hiding-place;
That, sheltered near thy side,
I may rejoice in Jesus' grace—
In Jesus crucified.

Verse 5

Oh, wondrous love ! to die,
To bear the cross and shame,
That guilty sinners, such as I,
Might plead thy gracious name.

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