Verse 1
O Lamb of God, to thee
In deep distress I flee,
Thou didst purge my guilty stain,
Didst for all atonement make;
Take away my sin[1] and pain,
Save me for thy mercy’s sake.

Verse 2
Thy mercy is my prop,
And bears my weakness up;
Full of evil as I am,
Fuller thou of pard’ning grace,
Jesus is thy healing name,
Saviour of the sinful race.

Verse 3
For thine own sake, I pray,
Take all my sins away:
Other refuge have I none,
None do I desire beside;
Thou hast died for all t’ atone,
Thou for me, for me hast dy’d.

Verse 4
Hast died that I might live,
Might all thy life receive;
Hasten, Lord, my heart prepare,
Bring thy death and sufferings[2] in,
Tear away my idols, tear,
Save me, save me from my sin.

Verse 5
O bid it all depart
This unbelief of heart,
All my mountain-sins remove,
Wrath, concupiscence, and pride,
Cast them out by perfect love,
Save me, who for me hast dy’d.

Verse 6
This, this is all my plea,
Thy blood was shed for me,
Shed, to wash my conscience clean,
Shed to purify my heart,
Shed to purge me from all sin,
Shed to make me as thou art.

Verse 7
O that the cleansing tide
Were now, e’en now apply’d;
Plunge me in the crimson flood,
Drown my sins in the Red Sea,
Bring me now, e’en now to God,
Swallow up my soul in thee!

[1] Wesley changed “sin” to “sins” in 1761.
[2] Wesley changed “sufferings” to “suffering” in 1761.