Jesu! Who in Sorrow Dying

Jesu! who in sor­row dy­ing

Didst de­liv­er­ance bring to me

Whilst my sins for ven­geance cry­ing

Nailed Thee to the shame­ful tree;

Thou who Sa­tan’s pow­er sub­du­est

And the sin­ner’s hope re­new­est

Biddest all so gra­cious­ly

That I needs must come to Thee.

Born in sin—my life trans­gress­ion

Oh how I have gone as­tray!

But I make Thee full con­fess­ion—

Naught but sin hath marked my way.

Grant me grac­ious­ly re­mis­sion

Who am wound­ed with con­tri­tion.

Be no more my tres­pass sought

Which on me Thy wrath hath brought.

I be­lieve—in Thee be­liev­ing

Leave me not

O Lord

to die;

Strength and grace from Thee re­ceiv­ing

I may sin and death de­fy.

Now I stay me on Thy bless­ing

Till

the sight of Thee pos­sess­ing

I shall live from con­flict free

Happy in eter­ni­ty.