Christ — Mediation and Atonement

Jesus, my Advocate above

No. 344
Words Charles Wesley.
Singing key B♭ major
4 stanzas

Sung to RETREAT (hymn 514)

Words

Jesus, my Advocate above,My Friend before the throne of love,If now for me prevails thy prayer,If now I find thee pleading there,—

Do thou the secret wish conveyThat prompts my wayward heart to pray;Hear, and my weak petition join,Almighty Advocate, to thine.

Jesus, my heart's desire obtain,My earnest suit present, and gain;My fullness of corruption show;The knowledge of myself bestow.

My sovereign Lord, to thee I cry;Without thy mercy I must die:My life, my only heaven thou art;—O may I feel thee in my heart!

About this hymn

As printed Words only. As printed: hymn number «344» (large) with the reference line «514, 23, 136.» in italics beside it (sing to the tune of hymn 514, 23 or 136); the hymn stands in the lower half of the left column of p. 114, below hymn 343, and ends at the foot of that column with «Charles Wesley.» in italics. The first word «JESUS» is set in capitals and small capitals. The print sets a thin space before «;», «:» and «!» («pray ;», «gain ;», «show ;», «cry ;», «die :», «art ;—», «heart !»); it is closed up here. The printer's curly apostrophe is written straight («heart's»). All four lines of each stanza are set flush (no alternate indent). Spelling, punctuation and capitals are the print's («fullness»). No meter is printed (the text is L. M., 8.8.8.8, like the three tunes of the reference line).