Would Jesus Have the Sinner Die?

Would Je­sus have the sin­ner die?

Why hangs He then on yon­der tree?

What means that strange ex­pir­ing cry?

(Sin­ners

He prays for you and me)

Forgive them

Fa­ther

O for­give

They know not that by Me they live

They know not that by Me they live!

Jesus des­cend­ed from ab­ove

Our loss of Ed­en to re­trieve

Great God of uni­vers­al love

If all the world through Thee may live

In us a quick­en­ing Spir­it be

And wit­ness Thou hast died for me

And wit­ness Thou hast died for me!

Thou lov­ing

all-aton­ing Lamb

Thee—by Thy pain­ful ago­ny

Thy bloody sweat

Thy grief and shame

Thy cross and pass­ion on the tree

Thy pre­cious death and life—I pray

Take all

take all my sins away

Take all

take all my sins away!

O let me kiss Thy bleed­ing feet

And bathe and wash them with my tears!

The story of Thy love re­peat

In every droop­ing sin­ner’s ears

That all may hear the quick­en­ing sound

Since I

ev­en I

have mer­cy found

Since I

ev­en I

have mer­cy found.

O let Thy love my heart con­strain!

Thy love for ev­ery si­nner free

That ev­ery fall­en soul of man

May taste the grace that found out me;

That all man­kind with me may prove

Thy sov­er­eign ev­er­last­ing love

Thy sov­er­eign ev­er­last­ing love.