Father, if I have sinn’d, with Thee

Verse 1
Father, if I have sinn’d, with thee
An advocate I have:
Jesus the just shall plead for me,
The sinner Christ shall save.

Verse 2
Pardon and peace in him I find;
But not for me alone
The Lamb was slain; for all mankind
His blood did once atone.

Verse 3
My soul is on thy promise cast,
And lo! I claim my part:
The universal pardon’s past;
O seal it on my heart.

Verse 4
Thou canst not now thy grace deny;
Thou canst not but forgive:
Lord, if thy justice asks me why—
In Jesus I believe!

Hymnal/Album: Originally titled: "John ii. 3." Introduced in Hymns and Sacred Poems (1740), published by John and Charles Wesley (London: William Strahan, 1740). Published in The Poetical Works of John and Charles Wesley, Collected and Arranged by G. Osborn, Vol. 3 (London: Wesleyan-Methodist Conference Office, 1869), page 32.
Publishing: Public Domain