Adventist Pioneer Library

The Sinner — Repentance and Acceptance

The Lord first empties whom he fills

  • No. 447
  • Words Erskine.
  • 3 stanzas
  • Words only in the original

Words

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1

The Lord first empties whom he fills,Casts down whom he would raise;He quickens, when the letter kills,Exalting thus his praise.

2

When he applies his healing bloodUnto a sin-sick soul,This balsam, powerful, precious, good,Ne'er fails to make it whole.

3

On us he spent his life and blood,Our losses to retrieve;Mankind's redemption now holds goodFor sinners who believe.

About this hymn

As printed Words only. As printed: hymn number «447» (large) with the reference line «227, 546, 669.» in italics beside it (sing to the tune of hymn 227, 546 or 669); the three stanzas stand at the foot of the left column of p. 145, below hymn 446 and «Horatius Bonar.», with «Erskine.» in italics after stanza 3. The first word «THE» is set in capitals and small capitals; written in ordinary type here. The stanza numbers are printed without a period («1» … «3»); written «1.» … here as in the other deliveries of this book. The print sets a thin space before «;» («raise ;», «retrieve ;»); it is closed up here. Lines 2 and 4 of each stanza are indented in the print. No meter is printed (the text is C. M., 8.6.8.6, like the referenced tunes). Spelling, punctuation and capitals are the print's, including «sinner's» with an apostrophe in stanza 3.

Source
The Seventh-day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book (Battle Creek: Review & Herald, 1886/1888)
Where
The Sinner — Repentance and Acceptance · No. 447 · printed page 145
Checked
lyrics verified (fork reading; parent check pending) · 2026-10-01