Approach, My Soul, the Mercy Seat

Congregational singing
Metropolitan Tabernacle, London
Text: John Newton | Tune: FORTY SECOND PSALM
Approach, my soul, the mercy seat,
Where Jesus answers prayer;
There humbly fall before His feet,
For none can perish there.
Thy promise is my only plea;
With this I venture nigh;
Thou callest burdened souls to Thee,
And such, O Lord, am I.
Bowed down beneath a load of sin,
By Satan sorely pressed;
By wars without, and fears within,
I come to Thee for rest!
Be Thou my shield and hiding-place,
That, sheltered near Thy side,
I may my fierce accuser face,
And tell him Thou hast died.
O wondrous love, to bleed and die,
To bear the cross and shame,
That guilty sinners, such as I,
Might plead Thy gracious name!
‘Poor soul, now tempest tossed, be still,
My promised grace receive.’
’Tis Jesus speaks − I must, I will,
I can, I do believe.

[@adelinemartin2552]

Such a beautiful hymn can stop singing it over and over

[@gretasmith7008]

What a beautiful hymn. So glad you made it available for me to enjoy and be uplifted by. Bless you

[@kenbridgeconsulting6464]

I receive God's Mercy. Amen

[@hoperisley5601]

Thank you for sharing this!

[@Feathe3642]

Absolutely beautiful tune and words. Love it! 💕

[@christopherg7589]

Beautiful hymn ✝️🙏🙏🙏🇮🇳

[@ishmaellightbourne32]

I just found these songs and WHAT a BLESSING ..The words the music lifts my soul Thanks so much ..My God Bless your Ministry !

[@nidabatayan3047]

Just beautiful...Worshipful!

[@carliebarry9697]

Such an inspiration to be able to listen and reflect with such beautiful songs and music each day. Thank you! Thank you. My life is richer to have this opportunity.

[@jesusisrisen1202]

Carlie Barry By God’s grace He has likewise enriched my soul through such glorious means of grace :)

[@yangjedidiah7285]

Thank you for these Hymns

[@phillipmezzapelle7312]

AMEN 🙏❤️

[@stevea2588]

Approach, my soul, the mercy seat,
where Jesus answers pray'r;
there humbly fall before His feet,
for none can perish there.
Thy promise is my only plea,
with this I venture nigh;
Thou callest burdened souls to Thee,
and such, O Lord, am I.
Bowed down beneath a load of sin,
by Satan sorely pressed,
by wars without, and fears within,
I come to Thee for rest.
Be Thou my shield and hiding place,
that, sheltered near Thy side,
I may my fierce accuser face,
and tell him Thou hast died.
O wondrous love, to bleed and die,
to bear the cross and shame,
that guilty sinners such as I,
might plead Thy gracious name.
"Poor soul now tempest tossed, be still,
my promised grace receive";
'tis Jesus speaks; I must, I will,
I can, I do believe.

[@demelvah7236]

What tune is this??

[@AnaM-xe9bs]

So beautiful! How can I get the music score? Please, help me to print this music. I attempted to buy the Hymn book from UK. They sent me the “words only”. I had no idea. Paid a lot. Can’t use it at all without the music. Not easy to return. Help please
Ana

[@louisehogg8472]

Psalms. The third edition has a red cover and is more recent. 'Staff' means with the music. 'Sol fa' was also available, which was used by singers, but that hasn't been taught in schools for 50 years.)

[@hastamichael9596]

Shalom maanisma

[@cassandratynan6463]

What tune is this sung to?

[@joshuamcconville]

Hi Cassandra, It's called FORTY SECOND PSALM and can be found in this book: www.tabernaclebookshop.org/psalms-and-hymns-of-reformed-worship-music-edition-2nd-edition-9781870855228.html

[@whaleswolex]

@@joshuamcconville pls can you send me a PDF of the tune. I love it so much but can't afford to buy the hymn book for now. If you have it, kindly scan and send me a copy of just the tune... [e-mail]

[@ajons190]

It's an utterly beautiful tune

[@louisehogg8472]

Psalm 42. (Old 42nd?) It's more often sung to Stracathro.