Lovers of Pleasure More than God

Lovers of pleasure more than God,
For you He suffered pain;
Swearers, for you He spilt his blood;
And shall He bleed in vain?

Misers, for you his life He paid,
Your basest crime He bore:
Drunkards, your sins on Him were laid,
That you might sin no more.

The God of love, to earth He came,
That you might come to heaven;
Believe, believe in Jesus’ Name,
And all your sin’s forgiven.

Believe in Him that died for thee,
And, sure as He hath died,
Thy debt is paid, Thy soul is free,
And thou art justified.

Author: Charles Wesley

Year: 1749

This hymn is from Charles Wesley's 'Hymns and Sacred Poems' (1749). It is sometimes printed with the first line 'Sinners, obey the gospel word' as the opening stanza; the provided stanzas beginning 'Lovers of pleasure more than God' are the subsequent verses of the same hymn. No strong alternate attributions exist.