Jesu, Great Redeemer, Hear

Jesus

great Re­deem­er

hear

A fee­ble sin­ner’s cry;

Thou in my be­half ap­pear

And bring sal­va­tion nigh:

To my Lord what shall I say?

Savior

I of Thee have need;

Take

O take my sins away

And make me free in­deed.

Thee all-lovely as Thou art

Should I pro­fess to love

Surely my re­bel­lious heart

The false­hood would dis­prove:

Thee my heart can­not ob­ey

Till from ev­ery ev­il freed:

Take

O take my sins away

And make me free in­deed.

Should I say

that aught in me

Of God doth now ab­ide

Self con­demned I now should be;

My all is self and pride.

Guilty

guil­ty must I say

Nothing

Lord

have I to plead:

Take

O take my sins away

And make me free in­deed.

No de­sire

or will have I

Thy mer­cy to em­brace;

From Thy arms of love I fly

And slight Thy pro­ffered grace:

But Thou didst my ran­som pay

But Thy blood for me was shed:

Take

O take my sins away

And make me free in­deed.

Thy sal­va­tion to ob­tain

Out of my­self I go

Freely Thou must heal my pain

Thy un­bought mer­cy show:

For my­self I can­not pray;

Let Thy Spir­it in­ter­cede:

Take

O take my sins away

And make me free in­deed.

Not be­cause I will­ing am

On me this grace be showed;

But Thou art th’aton­ing Lamb

Therefore ap­ply Thy blood;

Therefore

Lord

no more de­lay

Therefore heal my soul

and lead;

Take

O take my sins away

And make me free in­deed.