{"id":1844,"date":"2018-02-20T02:11:03","date_gmt":"2018-02-20T02:11:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/leadinghorsestowater.net\/?p=1844"},"modified":"2018-02-20T02:11:03","modified_gmt":"2018-02-20T02:11:03","slug":"in-tenderness-he-sought-me","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leadinghorsestowater.net\/?p=1844","title":{"rendered":"In Tenderness He Sought Me"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"at_fulltext\" class=\"authority_section odd\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"authority_columns\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong><q>Great are Thy tender mercies, O Lord.<\/q>\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><strong>Psalm 119:156<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong>In tenderness He sought me,<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\n<em><strong>Weary and sick with sin,<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\n<em><strong>And on His shoulders brought me<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\n<em><strong>Back to His fold again.<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\n<em><strong>While angels in His presence sang<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\n<em><strong>Until the courts of heaven rang.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong>Refrain:<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\n<em><strong>O the love that sought me!<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\n<em><strong>O the blood that bought me!<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\n<em><strong>O the grace that brought me to the fold,<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\n<em><strong>Wondrous grace that brought me to the fold!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong>He washed the bleeding sin-wounds<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\n<em><strong>And poured in oil and wine;<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\n<em><strong>He whispered to assure me,<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\n<em><strong>\u201cI\u2019ve found thee, thou art Mine;\u201d<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\n<em><strong>I never heard a sweeter voice;<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\n<em><strong>It made my aching heart rejoice! (Refrain)<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong>He pointed to the nail prints,<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\n<em><strong>For me His blood was shed,<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\n<em><strong>A mocking crown so thorny<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\n<em><strong>Was placed upon His head:<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\n<em><strong>I wondered what He saw in me<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\n<em><strong>To suffer such deep agony. (Refrain)<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong>I\u2019m sitting in His presence,<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\n<em><strong>The sunshine of His face,<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\n<em><strong>While with adoring wonder<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\n<em><strong>His blessings I retrace:<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\n<em><strong>It seems as if eternal days<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\n<em><strong>Are far too short to sound His praise. (Refrain)<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong>So while the hours are passing,<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\n<em><strong>All now is perfect rest;<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\n<em><strong>I\u2019m waiting for the morning,<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\n<em><strong>The brightest and the best,<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\n<em><strong>When He will call us to His side,<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\n<em><strong>To be with Him, His spotless bride. (Refrain)<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<em><strong>Author:\u00a0W. Spencer Walton\u00a0 1894<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Great are Thy tender mercies, O Lord.\u00a0Psalm 119:156 In tenderness He sought me, Weary and sick with sin, And on His shoulders brought me Back to His fold again. While angels in His presence sang Until the courts of heaven rang. Refrain: O the love that sought me! O the blood that bought me! 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