RCCG Hymn 630
O Thou, Whom Once They Flocked to Hear
"I come not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance." - Luke 5:32
O Thou, whom once they flocked to hear, Thy words to hear, Thy pow'r to feel; Suffer the sinners to draw near, And graciously receive us still.
They that be whole, Thyself hast said, No need of a physician have; But I am sick, and want Thine aid, And want Thine utmost pow'r to save.
Thy pow'r, and truth, and love divine, The same from age to age endure; A word, a gracious word of Thine, The most inveterate plague can cure.
Helpless howe'er my spirit lies And long hath languish'd at the pool, A word of Thine shall make me rise, And speak me in a moment whole.
Eighteen, or eight-and-thirty, years Or thousands, are alike to Thee Soon as Thy saving grace appears, My plague is gone, my heart is free.
Make this the acceptable hour, Come, O my soul's Physician, Thou! Display Thy sanctifying pow'r, And show me Thy salvation now.
From The Redeemed Hymnal (4th edition) of The Redeemed Christian Church of God.