Matthew 27:22: With Christ what shall I do

With Christ what shall I do?
What use of Jesus make?
For wisdom, strength, and justice too.
And holiness I take:
My Advocate and Peace,
My Life which never dies.
My Hope, and Refuge in distress.
My Leader to the skies.

I take Him for my Lord,
My only God above.
To be with confidence adored.
And served with humble love:
In all things I employ
My Prophet, King, and Priest:
I take Him for my present Joy,
And my eternal Rest.

With Christ what shall I do?
The Prince of life and peace
I will not crucify anew,
But yield to His release:
I will in Him believe,
By sin so long oppress'd,
Into mine arms of faith receive,
And cherish in my breast.

My Friend, my bosom Friend,
He never shall depart.
But stay and love me to the end,
And keep my faithful heart:
To Him I still will sue
For grace and purity.
And let Him reign, and let Him do
Whate'er He will with me.
729. They cried 07it the more, saying. Let Him, iS-v.— xxvii. 2j
Why, what evil hath He done,
Asks the heathen judge in vain?
Crucify, for crimes unknown.
Crucify, they urge again!
No, there can be no reprieve;
Only blood will satisfy:
That our guilty souls may live.
Innocence itself must die.
With full indignation fired
Now my hateful sins I see.
Sins that Jesus' death required.
Sins that nail'd Him to the tree
All the sins which I have done
Call'd and clamour'd for His blood:
Dying, by His blood alone
God could quench the wrath of God.

Shall I suffer them to live
Jesus' murderers abhorr'd?
No; to daily death I give
Sins that crucified my Lord:
Let the fleshly Adam bleed,
Nature, self, its life resign.
Till I rise entirely dead,
Fill'd with purest life Divine.