Hymnal and Order of Service ‎#241b

241b. Lord, we Confess our Numerous Faults

1 Lord, we confess our numerous faults,
How great our guilt has been:
Foolish and vain were all our thoughts,
And all our lives were sin.

2 But, O my soul, forever praise,
Forever love His name,
Who turns thy feet from dangerous ways
Of folly, sin, and shame.

3 ’Tis not by works of righteousness
Which our own hands have done;
But we are saved by sovereign grace
Abounding through His Son.

4 ’Tis from the mercy of our God
That all our hopes begin;
’Tis by the water and the blood
Our souls are washed from sin.

5 ’Tis through the purchase of His death
Who hung upon the tree,
The Spirit is sent down to breathe
On such dry bones as we.

6 Raised from the dead we live anew;
And justified by grace,
We shall appear in glory too,
And see our Father’s face.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: Lord, we confess our numerous faults
• Title: Lord, we Confess our Numerous Faults
• Author: Isaac Watts, 1674-1748 (1709)
• Meter: C. M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1901
• Topic: Repentance
• Notes: Second Tune

Tune Information

• Name: O HERRE, VI FÖRSAMLAS HÄR
• Meter: C. M.
• Source: Sions Sånger