272    8.7.     John Newton
“Behold the blood of the covenant.” Exod. 24. 8

1 Dearest Saviour! we adore thee,
  For thy precious life and death;
  Melt each stubborn heart before thee;
  From the law’s condemning sentence,
  To thy mercy we appeal;
  Thou alone canst give repentance;
  Thou alone our souls canst heal.