Verse 1
Father of Jesus Christ the just,
My friend and Advocate with thee,
Pity a soul, who fain would trust
In him, who lov’d,[1] and dy’d for me;
But only thou canst make him known,
And in my heart reveal thy Son.
Verse 2
If drawn by thine alluring grace,
My want of living faith I feel,
Shew me in Christ thy smiling face;
What flesh and blood can ne’er reveal,
Thy co-eternal Son display,
And call my darkness into day.
Verse 3
The gift unspeakable impart,
Command the light of faith to shine,
To shine in my dark drooping heart,
And fill me with the life divine;
Now bid the new creation be,
O God, let there be faith in me!
Verse 4
Thee without faith I cannot please:
Faith without thee I cannot have:
But thou hast sent the Prince of Peace
To seek my wand’ring soul, and save:
O Father! Glorify thy Son,
And save me for his sake alone!
Verse 5
Save me thro’ faith in Jesus’ blood,
That blood which he for all did shed:
For me, for me, thou know’st, it flow’d,
For me, for me thou hear’st it plead;
Assure me now my soul is thine,
And all thou art in Christ is mine!
[1] Wesley changed “lov’d” to “liv’d” in 1747.