Friend of Sinners

Friend of sin­ners

hear my plea

God be mer­ci­ful to me;

Sinful though my heart be found

Let Thy grace much more ab­ound;

In the rich­es of Thy grace

Finds my soul its rest­ing place.

Cleanse and clothe this heart of mine

With Thy right­eous­ness di­vine.

Then

my ad­vo­cate with God

Grant for­give­ness thro’ Thy blood;

With my heart I now be­lieve

Thy atone­ment I re­ceive;

Freely with my mouth con­fess

Thee

my Lord

my right­eous­ness.

Now I glo­ry in Thy cross

What was gain I count but loss;

Count but shame my for­mer pride

Self with Thee is cru­ci­fied;

Cleanse me

clothe me in the dress

Of Thy spot­less right­eous­ness.

Trusting Thee

O Christ

my king

Shall my soul Thy prais­es sing;

Saved by Thee

Thou Ho­ly One;

Not by works which I have done;

Heart and tongue con­fess again

Thine the glo­ry

Lord

Am­en.