1. Years I spent in sorrow 'round the cross,
  Still repenting over sins and dross.
  Then at last the river I did cross,
  To touch the throne.
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  Mercy now is flowing, oh, the grace��
  That I find of Him to run the race!
  Boldly now I come again to taste
  My glorious Lord.
2. In my Christian life I'd daily fall,
  So I answered every altar��call,
  Till I left the altar, left it all,
  To touch the throne.
3. Brothers, to the Holiest forward come;
  Leave your sins behind, the race now run.
  Hallelujah! All the work is done��
  The veil is gone!
(Chorus:)
  Mercy now is flowing, oh, the grace��
  That I find of Him to run the race!
  Boldly now I come again to taste
  My glorious Lord.
4. Now within the veil, enjoying God,
  Manna, law of life, and budding rod;
  Christ Himself, the ark, is our abode��
  Hallelujah!