Scripture Verse

He is able…to save them to the uttermost that come unto God by Him, seeing He ever liveth to make intercession for them. Hebrews 7:25

Introduction

Words: Trans­lat­ed from Ita­li­an to Eng­lish by Mar­ga­ret E. Wins­low, 1871. Ar­ranged by D. F. Wood in Grove Songs No. 2, ed­it­ed by Asa Hull (Phi­la­del­phia: Asa Hull, 1873), num­ber 12.

Music: St. Pe­ter Port Will­iam de P. Crou­saz, The Child­ren’s Hymn Book (Lon­don: So­ci­ety for Pro­mot­ing Chris­tian Know­ledge, 1877), num­ber 132 (🔊 pdf nwc).

If you know Wood’s full name, or where get a pho­to of him, Wins­low or Crou­saz,

Lyrics

O bless­èd feet of Je­sus,
Weary with seek­ing me!
Stand at God’s bar of judg­ment
And in­ter­cede for me.

O knees which bent in ang­uish
In dark Geth­se­ma­ne!
Kneel at the throne of glo­ry
And in­ter­cede for me.

O hands that were ex­tend­ed
Upon that hal­lowed tree!
Hold up those pre­cious nail prints
Which in­ter­cede for me.

O side from whence the spear point
Brought blood and wa­ter free,
For heal­ing and cleans­ing!
Still in­ter­cede for me.

O ho­ly, scarred and wound­ed
My sac­ri­fice to be!
Present Thy per­fect of­fer­ing
And in­ter­cede for me.

O lov­ing, ris­en Sav­ior,
From death and sor­row free!
Enthroned in end­less glo­ry,
Still in­ter­cede for me.