Scripture Verse

Righteous art Thou, O Lord, when I plead with Thee. Jeremiah 12:1

Introduction

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J. Otis Barrows (1833–1918)

Words: J. Otis Bar­rows, in Hymns of Chris­tian En­dea­vor, ed­it­ed by Sam­uel W. Ad­ri­ance (Bos­ton, Mas­sa­chu­setts: Unit­ed So­cie­ty of Chris­tian En­dea­vor, 1888), num­ber 21.

Music: Elm­croft Ray­mond D. Mal­la­ry (🔊 pdf nwc).

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Raymond D. Mallary (1851–1911)

Lyrics

I plead Thy love, my gra­cious Lord,
Thy won­drous love to me;
In sin’s dark bond­age I was held,
But Thou hast made me free.

I plead the of­fer­ing of Thy blood,
Thy pre­cious blood, for me;
For cleans­ing I have naught to do
But look to Cal­va­ry.

I plead the me­rit of Thy life,
Thy per­fect life for me;
In what Thou wast I can be­hold
What I my­self may be.

I plead, dear Sav­ior, Thine own Word,
Thine own sure Word to me;
And need no more, for Thou hast said,
I’m all in all to thee.