Library Home Page LCU Home Page

Hymnals of the Stone-Campbell Movement

Enos E. Dowling Hymnal Collection

Hymn: Before thy throne with tearful eyes (FL)

Hymnal: The Christian Hymn Book

Date: 1865

Compiler: Alexander Campbell

Publisher/Printer: Central Book Concern

First Line: Before thy throne with tearful eyes

Topic: The New Life/Relapse and Recovery

Writer: <no first name given> Palmer

Composer:

Meter: LM

Tune:

Hymn Number: 941

Page Number: 560, click to see hymnal pages

Lyics

Before thy throne with tearful eyes,

My gracious Lord, I humbly fall;

To thee my weary spirit flies,

For thy forgiving love I call.



How free thy mercy overflows,

When sinners on thy grace rely!

Thy tender love no limit knows;

O, save me--justly doomed to die!



Yes! thou wilt save; my soul is free!

The gloom of sin is fled away;

My tongue breaks forth in praise to thee,

And all my powers thy word obey.



Hence, while I wrestle with my foes,--

The world, the flesh, the hosts of hell,--

Sustain thou me till conflicts close,

Then endless songs my thanks shall tell.