Hymn
I Lay My Sins on Jesus
I lay my sins on Jesus,
The spotless Lamb of God;
He bears them all and frees us
From the accursed load.
I bring my guilt to Jesus,
To wash my crimson stains
White in His blood so precious,
Till not a spot remains.
I lay my wants on Jesus,
All fullness dwells in Him;
He heals all my diseases,
He doth my soul redeem.
I lay my griefs on Jesus,
My burdens and my cares;
He from them all releases,
He all my sorrows shares.
I long to be like Jesus,
Meek, loving, lowly, mild;
I long to be like Jesus,
The Father's holy child.
I long to be with Jesus,
Amid the heav'nly throng,
To sing with saints His praises,
To learn the angels' song.
I Lay My Sins on Jesus — Text from American Lutheran Hymnal, 1930. Public domain. https://yeshuanow.com/hymns/i-lay-my-sins-on-jesus
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Questions about this hymn
Who wrote I Lay My Sins on Jesus?
The words of I Lay My Sins on Jesus were written by Horatius Bonar; the version here was published in 1930. The library holds 19 more hymns by Horatius Bonar, including Go, labor on: spend and be spent and O Love of God, How Strong and True.
Is I Lay My Sins on Jesus public domain?
Yes. The words here are taken from American Lutheran Hymnal, published in 1930. 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 I Lay My Sins on Jesus?
I Lay My Sins on Jesus is in 7.6.7.6 D. Hymns in the same metre can usually be sung to the same tunes — for example, There's a Friend for Little Children, I Need Thee, Precious Jesus and O Savior, Precious Savior.