Friend of sin­ners, hear my plea,
God be mer­ci­ful to me;
Sinful though my heart be found,
Let Thy grace much more ab­ound;
In the rich­es of Thy grace
Finds my soul its rest­ing place.

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Cleanse and clothe this heart of mine
With Thy right­eous­ness di­vine.

Then, my ad­vo­cate with God,
Grant for­give­ness thro’ Thy blood;
With my heart I now be­lieve,
Thy atone­ment I re­ceive;
Freely with my mouth con­fess
Thee, my Lord, my right­eous­ness.

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Now I glo­ry in Thy cross,
What was gain I count but loss;
Count but shame my for­mer pride,
Self with Thee is cru­ci­fied;
Cleanse me, clothe me in the dress
Of Thy spot­less right­eous­ness.

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Trusting Thee, O Christ, my king,
Shall my soul Thy prais­es sing;
Saved by Thee, Thou Ho­ly One;
Not by works which I have done;
Heart and tongue con­fess again,
Thine the glo­ry, Lord, Amen.

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