Hymnal: A Selection of Christian Hymns
Date: 1818
Compiler: Rice Haggard
Publisher/Printer: John Norvell
First Line: When the poor leper's case I read
Topic: Supplication
Writer: <no first name given> <no last name given>
Composer:
Meter: CM
Tune:
Hymn Number: 40
Page Number: 044, click to see hymnal pages
LyicsWhen the poor leper's case I read,
My own described I feel;
Sin is a leprosy indeed,
Which none but Christ can heal.
What anguish did my soul endure,
Till hope and patience ceased!
The more I strove myself, to cure,
The more the plague increased.
While thus I lay distressed, I saw
The Saviour passing by;
To him, tho' filled with shame and awe,
I raised my mournful cry.
Lord, thou canst heal me if thou wilt,
Oh! Pity to me shew,
Oh, cleanse my leprous soul from guilt,
My filthy heart renew.
He heard, and with a gracious look,
Pronounced the healing word;
"I will - be clean," and while he spoke
I felt my heart restored.
Come, sinners, seize the present hour,
The Saviour's grace to prove;
He can relieve, for he has power,
He will, for he has love.