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Peterborough

Southern Harmony no. 183

First Line:	Approach, my soul, the mercy seat
Source:	Baptist Harmony, p. 2
Meter:	C.M.
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1. Approach, my soul, the mercy seat,
   Where Jesus answers prayer;
   There humbly fall before his feet,
   For none can perish there.

2. Thy promise is my only plea,
   With this I venture nigh;
   Thou callest burdened souls to thee,
   And such, O Lord, am I.

3. Bowed down beneath a load of sin,
   By Satan sorely pressed,
   By wars without, and fears within,
   I come to thee for rest.

4. Be thou my shield and hiding place,
   That, sheltered near thy side,
   I may my fierce accuser face,
   And tell him, Thou hast died.

5. O wondrous love! to bleed and die,
   To bear the cross and shame,
   That guilty sinners, such as I,
   Might plead thy gracious name!

6. "Poor tempest tossed soul, be still;
   My promised grace receive;"
   'Tis Jesus speaks--I must, I will,
   I can, I do believe.
      

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