251   WEEPING WILL NOT SAVE ME




[V1]

Weeping will not save me,
Tho’ my face were bathed in tears,
That could not allay my fears,
Could not wash the sins of years,
Weeping will not save me.

[C]
Jesus wept and died for me;
Jesus suffered on the tree;
Jesus waits to make me free:
He alone can save me.

[V2]
Working will not save me,
Purest deeds that I can do,
Holiest thoughts and feelings, too,
Can not form my soul anew,
Working will not save me.

[C]
Jesus wept and died for me;
Jesus suffered on the tree;
Jesus waits to make me free:
He alone can save me.

[V3]
Waiting will not save me,
Helpless, guilty, lost I lie,
In my ear is mercy’s cry;
If I wait I can but die,
Waiting will not save me.

[C]
Jesus wept and died for me;
Jesus suffered on the tree;
Jesus waits to make me free:
He alone can save me.

[V4]
Faith in Christ will save me,
Let me trust thy weeping Son,
Trust the work that he has done; To his arms,
Lord, help me run, Faith in Christ will save me.

[C]
Jesus wept and died for me;
Jesus suffered on the tree;
Jesus waits to make me free:
He alone can save me.