Hymnal: The Christian Hymn-Book
Date: 1829
Compiler: B W Stone and T Adams
Publisher/Printer: N L Finnell
First Line: O thou that hearest when sinners cry
Topic: Penitential
Writer: <no first name given> <no last name given>
Composer:
Meter: LM
Tune:
Hymn Number: 30
Page Number: 035, click to see hymnal pages
LyicsO thou that hearest when sinners cry,
Tho' all my crimes before thee lie,
Behold them not with angry look,
But blot their mem'ry from thy book.
Create my nature pure within,
And forth my soul averse from sin;
Let thy good spirit ne'er depart,
Nor hide thy presence from my heart.
I cannot live without thy light,
Cast out and banish'd from thy sight;
Thy holy joys, my God, restore,
And guard me, that I fall no more.
Tho' I have griev'd thy spirit Lord,
Thy help and comfort still afford;
And let a wretch come near thy throne,
To plead for mercy through thy Son.
A broken heart, my God, my King,
Is all the sacrifice I bring;
The God of grace will ne'er despise
A broken heart for sacrifice.
My soul lies humbl'd in the dust,
And owns thy dreadful sentence just;
Look down, O Lord, with pitying eye,
And save the soul condemn'd to die.
Then will I teach the world thy ways;
Sinners shall learn thy sov'reign grace;
I'll lead them to my Saviour's blood,
And they shall praise a pard'ning God.
O! may thy love inspire my tongue!
Salvation shall be all my song:
And all my powers shall join to bless
The Lord, my strength, and righteousness.