My Savior Sinners Doth Receive |
Leopold F. Lehr, c. 1731; German text
My Savior sinners doth receive Who find no rest and no salvation, To whom no man can comfort give, So great their guilt and condemnation; For whom the world is all too small, Their sins themselves and God appal; With whom the Law itself hath broken, On whom its judgment hath been spoken, To them the Gospel hope doth give: My Savior sinners doth receive.
2. A love more deep than mother-love, | 3. His loving bosom still remains A haven for the heavey-laden; Christ frees them from their guilty stains, Their burdened heart doth ease and gladden. He casts into the unfathomed sea The load of their iniquity; He gives assurance by His Spirit That they are saved through His own merit. Yea, they shall live who this believe: My Savior sinners doth receive.
9. Say not: "My sins are far too great, |
11. Oh, draw us ever unto Thee, Thou Friend of sinners, gracious Savior; Help us that we may fervently Desire Thy pardon, peace, and favor. When guilty conscience doth reprove, Reveal to us Thy heart of love. May we, our wretchedness beholding, See then Thy pardoning grace unfolding And say: "To God all glory be: My Savior, Christ, receiveth me." |