Hymn
Pleading His Gracious Name
- Writer
- John Newton
- Theme
- Prayer
Approach, my soul, the mercy-seat,
Where Jesus answers prayer;
There humbly fall before His feet,
For none can perish there.
Thy promise is my only plea,
With this I venture nigh;
Thou callest burdened souls to Thee,
And such, O Lord, am I.
Bowed down beneath a load of sin,
By Satan sorely pressed,
By wars without and fears within,
I come to Thee for rest.
Be Thou my shield and hiding-place,
That, sheltered near Thy side,
I may my fierce accuser face,
And tell him, Thou hast died.
O wondrous love, to bleed and die,
To bear the cross and shame,
That guilty sinners, such as I,
Might plead Thy gracious name!
Pleading His Gracious Name — Text from Hymnal for Church and Home (2nd ed.), 1928. Public domain. https://yeshuanow.com/hymns/pleading-his-gracious-name
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Questions about this hymn
Who wrote Pleading His Gracious Name?
The words of Pleading His Gracious Name were written by John Newton; the version here was published in 1928. The library holds 37 more hymns by John Newton, including Encouragement to Pray and Safely Through Another Week.
Is Pleading His Gracious Name public domain?
Yes. The words here are taken from Hymnal for Church and Home (2nd ed.), published in 1928. 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 meter of Pleading His Gracious Name?
Pleading His Gracious Name is in Common Meter (8.6.8.6). Hymns in the same meter can usually be sung to the same tunes — for example, 'Tis by thy strength the mountains stand, Happy the Home When God Is There and Resignation? or, God Our Portion.