Hymn
Faith in Christ For Pardon and Sanctification
How sad our state by nature is!
Our sin how deep it stains!
And Satan holds our captive minds
Fast in his slavish chains.
But there's a voice of sovereign grace,
Sounds from the sacred word;
"Ho! ye despairing sinners, come,
And trust a pardoning Lord."
My soul obeys the almighty call,
And runs to this relief;
I would believe thy promise, Lord;
Oh, help my unbelief!
A guilty, weak, and helpless worm,
On thy kind arms I fall;
Be thou my Strength and Righteousness,
My Saviour and my All.
Faith in Christ For Pardon and Sanctification — Text from Laudes Domini, 1890. Public domain. https://yeshuanow.com/hymns/faith-in-christ-for-pardon-and-sanctification
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Questions about this hymn
Who wrote Faith in Christ For Pardon and Sanctification?
The words of Faith in Christ For Pardon and Sanctification were written by Isaac Watts; the version here was published in 1890. The library holds 248 more hymns by Isaac Watts, including Blessedness of Gospel Times and Religion Vain Without Love.
Is Faith in Christ For Pardon and Sanctification public domain?
Yes. The words here are taken from Laudes Domini, published in 1890. Works published before 1931 are out of copyright in the United States, so you can print, project, perform and record this hymn freely. How we source and check every hymn.
What is the metre of Faith in Christ For Pardon and Sanctification?
Faith in Christ For Pardon and Sanctification is in Common Metre (8.6.8.6). Hymns in the same metre can usually be sung to the same tunes — for example, The Resurrection of Christ, Come, let us to the Lord our God and Now that the Sun Is Beaming Bright.