1 My Lord, my Life, at last to thee,
The sinner's Friend, for aid I flee;
No other help, nor hope have I;
Oh! wilt thou let the sinner die?
Oh! wilt thou let the sinner die?
2 Thy name is love--to me make known
The grace for which I pant and groan;
Thou only canst that grace supply;
Oh! wilt thou let the sinner die!
3 My guilt I own--'tis wholly mine,
The power to save is only thine;
Canst thou that saving power deny!
Oh! wilt thou let the sinner die?
4 I weep, I mourn--but how can tears
Wash out the harden'd guilt of years!
I only on thy blood rely;
Oh! wilt thou let the sinner die?
5 To save my soul didst thou not bleed!
Dost thou not live to intercede!
My Friend, my Advocate on high,
Oh! wilt thou let the sinner die!
6 Oh no, oh no--my soul shall live,
And Christ shall all the praise receive,
Shall live, his grace to testify;
Thou wilt not let the sinner die.
Source: The Minstrel of Zion: a book of religious songs, accompanied with appropriate music, chiefly original #103
Hunter, William, D.D, son of John Hunter, was born near Ballymoney, County Antrim, Ireland, May 26, 1811. He removed to America in 1817, and entered Madison College in 1830. For some time he edited the Conference Journal, and the Christian Advocate. In 1855 he was appointed Professor of Hebrew in Alleghany College: and subsequently Minister of the Methodist Episcopal Church, at Alliance, Stark Country, Ohio. He died in 1877. He edited Minstrel of Zion, 1845; Select Melodies, 1851; and Songs of Devotion, 1859. His hymns, over 125 in all, appeared in these works. Some of these have been translated into various Indian languages. The best known are :—
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