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

     John Newton, 1779.

241 Take Me As I Am.  P.M.

No Hope in Self.

Jesus, my Lord, to thee I cry;
Unless thou help me, I must die;
Oh, bring thy free salvation nigh
  And take me as I am.

Ref.—­Take me as I am,
      Take me as I am;
      Oh, bring thy free salvation nigh,
      And take me as I am.

2 Helpless I am, and full of guilt,
But yet for me thy blood was spilt,
And thou canst make me as thou wilt,
  But take me as I am.

3 I thirst, I long to know thy love,
Thy full salvation I would prove;
But since to thee I cannot move
  Oh, take me as I am.

4 If thou hast work for me to do,
Inspire my will, my heart renew,
And work both in and by me, too,
  But take me as I am.

5 And when at last the work is done. 
The battle o’er, the victory won,
Still, still my cry shall be alone,
  Oh, take me as I am.

     Eliza H. Hamilton.

242 Fix Your Eyes Upon Jesus.  P.M.

The Source of Peace.

Would you lose your load of sin? 
  Fix your eyes upon Jesus;
Would you know God’s peace within? 
  Fix your eyes upon Jesus.

Cho.—­Jesus who on the cross did die,
      Jesus who lives and reigns on high,
      He alone can justify;
      Fix your eyes upon Jesus.

2 Would you calmly walk the wave? 
  Fix your eyes upon Jesus;
Would you know his pow’r to save? 
  Fix your eyes upon Jesus.

3 Would you have your cares grow light? 
  Fix your eyes upon Jesus;
Would you songs have in the night? 
  Fix your eyes upon Jesus.

4 Grieving, would you comfort know? 
  Fix your eyes upon Jesus;
Humble be when blessings flow? 
  Fix your eyes upon Jesus.

5 Would you strength in weakness have? 
  Fix your eyes upon Jesus;
See a light beyond the grave? 
  Fix your eyes upon Jesus.

     D. W. Whittle.

243 At the Cross.  C.M.

Rom. 5:2. (664)

I stand; but not as once I did,
  Beneath my load of guilt;
The blessed Jesus bore it all—­
  For me his blood was spilt.

2 I stand; but not on Calvary’s Mount,
  With arms around the cross;
I have been there, and left behind
  Earth’s pleasures, joys, and dross.

3 I stand e’en now where he appears,
  In union with my Lord;
In him I’m saved, oh, wondrous thought. 
  I read it in his word.

4 Oh, bless the Lord! in him alone—­
  In him we are complete;
We live by faith! but soon in sight
  Our coming Christ we’ll greet.

     Unknown.

244 At the Cross.  C.M.