By A Collection of Hymns

      6-8s.
      1 FATHER of Jesus Christ the Just.
      My Friend and Advocate with thee,
      Pity a soul that fain would trust
      In him who lived and died for me;
      But only thou canst make him known,
      And in my heart reveal thy Son.

      2 If, drawn by thine alluring grace,
      My want of living faith I feel,
      Show me in Christ thy smiling face;
      What flesh and blood can ne'er reveal,
      Thy co-eternal Son, display,
      And call my darkness into day.

      3 The gift unspeakable impart;
      Command the light of faith to shine,
      To shine in my dark, drooping heart,
      And fill me with the life divine:
      Now bid the new creation be!
      O God, let there be faith in me!

      4 Thee without faith I cannot please,
      Faith without thee I cannot have;
      But thou hast sent the Prince of peace
      To seek my wandering soul, and save;
      O Father, glorify thy Son,
      And save me for his sake alone!

      5 Save me through faith in Jesu's blood,
      That blood which he for all did shed;
      For me, for me, thou know'st it flowed,
      For me, for me, thou hear'st it plead;
      Assure me now my soul is thine,
      And all thou art in Christ is mine!