Great need have I for one

Great need have I for one
Who would my Saviour be,
And a great Saviour for my need
Jesus Thou art to me.

When God could never yield
And mortal never pay, —
Mortal and God, in Thee reveal'd,
Wiped all my debt away.

All that my sin doth owe
Thy goodness can supply,
My state is not for Thee too low,
Nor God's demand too high.

I'm not what I desire,
Still less can hope to be
What purity and truth require,
But I'll be all in Thee.

Less pure — I could not move
With joy amid the blest,
And Heaven with less of light and love
Would be no place of rest.