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The Sinner — Repentance and Acceptance

Jesus, merciful and mild

  • No. 465
  • Words Thomas Hastings.
  • 3 stanzas
  • Words only in the original

Words

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Jesus, merciful and mild,Lead me as a helpless child:On no other arm but thineWould my weary soul recline;Thou art ready to forgive,Thou canst bid the sinner live,Guide the wanderer, day by day,In the strait and narrow way.

2

Thou canst fit me by thy graceFor the heavenly dwelling-place;All thy promises are sure,Ever shall thy love endure;Then what more could I desire,How to greater bliss aspire?All I need, in thee I see;Thou art all in all to me.

3

Jesus, Saviour all divine,Hast thou made me truly thine?Hast thou bought me by thy blood?Reconciled my heart to God?Hearken to my tender prayer,Let me thine own image bear;Let me love thee more and more,Till I reach heaven's blissful shore.

About this hymn

As printed Words only. As printed: hymn number «465» (large) in the right column of p. 150, under «W. H. Littlejohn.» of hymn 464, with the italic reference line «828, 567.» (= sing to the tunes of hymns 828 or 567) beside the number; three stanzas of eight lines in the right column, numbered «1»–«3»; «Thomas Hastings.» in italics after stanza 3, at the foot of the column. The first word «JESUS» is set in capitals and small capitals. All lines of each stanza stand at the same margin (no indentation). The print sets a thin space before «:», «;» and «?» («child :», «recline ;», «aspire ?», «thine ?»); it is closed up here. No meter is printed (the text is 7s. D., like hymn 464 printed above it and like the two reference tunes). Spelling («Saviour», «heaven's», «dwelling-place»), punctuation and capitals are the print's; apostrophes are written straight.

Source
The Seventh-day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book (Battle Creek: Review & Herald, 1886/1888)
Where
The Sinner — Repentance and Acceptance · No. 465 · printed page 150
Checked
lyrics verified (fork reading; parent check pending) · 2026-10-01