The Cyber Hymnal ‎#7131

7131. When at Thy Footstool, Lord, I Bend

1. When at Thy footstool, Lord, I bend,
And plead with Thee for mercy there,
Think of the sinner’s dying Friend,
And for His sake receive my prayer.

2. O think not of my shame and guilt,
My thousand stains of deepest dye;
Think of the blood which Jesus spilt,
And let that blood my pardon buy.

3. Think, Lord, how I am still Thine own,
The trembling creature of Thy hand;
Think how my heart to sin is prone,
And what temptations round me stand.

4. O think upon Thy holy Word,
And every plighted promise there;
How prayer should evermore be heard,
And how Thy glory is to spare.

5. O think not of my doubts and fears,
My strivings with Thy grace divine;
Think upon Jesus’ woes and tears,
And let His merits stand for mine.

6. Thine eyes, Thine ear, they are not dull;
Thine arm can never shortened be;
Behold me here; my heart is full;
Behold, and spare, and succor me.

Text Information

• First Line: When at Thy footstool, Lord, I bend
• Title: When at Thy Footstool, Lord, I Bend
• Author: Henry F. Lyte (1833)
• Meter: LM
• Language: English
• Source: Poems Chiefly Religious, 1833
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: ST. SEPULCHRE
• Composer: George Cooper (1836)
• Meter: LM
• Incipit: 15651 45351 23444
• Key: E♭ Major
• Source: First pub­lished in Chope’s Tune Book, 1862
• Copyright: Public Domain