JESUS! Redeemer, Saviour, Lord, The weary sinner’s Friend, Come to my help, pronounce the word, And bid my troubles end.
Deliverance to my soul proclaim, And life, and liberty; Shed forth the virtue of Thy name, Reveal Thyself to me!
Faith to be healed, I long to have, O may it now be given; Thou canst the vilest sinners save, And make them fit for Heaven.
Thou canst o’ercome this heart of mine, And all-victorious prove; For everlasting strength is Thine, And everlasting love.
Thy mighty Spirit shall subdue Unconquerable sin, Cleanse this foul heart, and make it new, And write Thy law within.
Bound fast by countless earthly ties, Yet let me hear Thy call; My fettered soul shall then arise, Obey and break through all.
Augustus Montague Toplady, 1740-78, Charles Wesley, 1707-88