Do not pass by Your servant.
Genesis 18:3
Words: Minnie H. Stephens, 1894.
Music: Peter P. Bilhorn (🔊 pdf nwc).
If you know where to get a good photo of Stephens (head-and-shoulders, at least 200×300 pixels),
Do not pass me by, dear Savior,
Tho’ so full of sin I am;
Tremblingly I seek Thy favor,
Help me, O Thou bleeding Lamb!
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Jesus, Savior,
In my need to Thee I cry.
Jesus, Savior,
Bless me, do not pass me by.
I can only plead, dear Savior,
Bringing now myself to Thee,
All Thy promises so faithful,
And the love Thou gavest me.
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Lord, the sins of all my lifetime
Now to Thee do I confess;
Turning from the guilt that was mine,
To Thy loving tenderness.
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Do not pass me by, dear Savior,
Purify me, Lord, I cry;
O forgive me, keep me, save me,
Help me, do not pass me by!
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Now He is my Lord and Savior,
For He did not pass me by;
In His love so wondrous tender,
He has heard my humble cry.
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