ELHB Hymn 316
I do not come because my soul
Frank B. Saint John
Hymn Text
316. I do not come because my soul
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1 I do not come because my soul
Is free from sin, and pure, and whole,
And worthy of Thy grace;
I do not speak to Thee because
I’ve ever justly kept Thy laws,
And dare to meet Thy face.
Is free from sin, and pure, and whole,
And worthy of Thy grace;
I do not speak to Thee because
I’ve ever justly kept Thy laws,
And dare to meet Thy face.
2 I know that sin and guilt combine
To reign o’er every thought of mine,
And turn from good to ill;
I know that when I try to be
Upright, and just, and true to Thee,
I am a sinner still!
To reign o’er every thought of mine,
And turn from good to ill;
I know that when I try to be
Upright, and just, and true to Thee,
I am a sinner still!
3 I know that often when I strive
To keep a spark of love alive
For Thee, the powers within
Leap up in unsubmissive might,
And oft benumb my sense of right,
And pull me back to sin.
To keep a spark of love alive
For Thee, the powers within
Leap up in unsubmissive might,
And oft benumb my sense of right,
And pull me back to sin.
4 I know that, though in doing good
I spend my life, I never could
Atone for all I’ve done:
But though my sins are black as night,
I dare to come before Thy sight,
Because I trust Thy Son.
I spend my life, I never could
Atone for all I’ve done:
But though my sins are black as night,
I dare to come before Thy sight,
Because I trust Thy Son.
Source noted on Hymnary: Evangelical Lutheran Hymn-book #316