Hymnal and Order of Service ‎#244

244. Show Pity, Lord; O Lord! Forgive

1 Show pity, Lord; O Lord! forgive;
Let a repenting rebel live.
Are not Thy mercies large and free?
May not a sinner trust in Thee?

2 Great God, Thy nature hath no bound,
So let Thy pardoning love be found.
Oh, wash my soul from every sin,
And make my guilty conscience clean!

3 My lips with shame my sins confess
Against Thy law, against Thy grace:
Lord, should Thy judgment grow severe,
I am condemned, but Thou art clear.

4 Yet save a trembling sinner, Lord,
Whose hope, still hovering round Thy Word,
Would light on some sweet promise there,
Some sure support against despair.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: Show pity, Lord; O Lord! Forgive
• Title: Show Pity, Lord; O Lord! Forgive
• Author: Isaac Watts, 1674-1748 (1719)
• Meter: L. M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1901
• Topic: Repentance

Tune Information

• Name: MIN LJUFVA TRÖST
• Composer: Albert Lindström
• Meter: L. M.