Jesus, the Sinner’s Friend

Jesus, the sinner’s Friend, to Thee,
Lost and undone, for aid I flee,
Weary of earth, myself, and sin:
Open Thine arms, and take me in.

Pity and heal my sin sick soul;
’Tis Thou alone canst make me whole;
Dark, till in me Thine image shine,
And lost, I am, till Thou art mine.

At last I own it cannot be
That I should fit myself for Thee:
Here, then, to Thee I all resign;
Thine is the work, and only Thine.

What shall I say Thy grace to move?
Lord, I am sin, but Thou art love;
I give up every plea beside—
Lord, I am lost, but Thou hast died.

Author: Charles Wesley

Year: 1749

This hymn is from Charles Wesley's 'Hymns and Sacred Poems' (1749). It is sometimes titled 'Jesus, the Sinner's Friend' or 'Jesus, Lover of My Soul' variant, but the text matches Wesley's work; alternate attributions occasionally credit it to later Methodist collections but the original author is Wesley.