Hymns, Selected and Original ‎#275

275. O Thou that hear'st when sinners cry!

1 O Thou that hear'st when sinners cry!
Though all my crimes before thee lie,
Behold them not with angry look,
But blot their mem'ry from thy book.

2 Create my nature pure within,
And form my soul averse to sin;
Let Thy good Spirit ne'er depart,
Nor hide thy presence from my heart.

3 I cannot live without thy light,
Cast out and banish'd from thy sight;
Thy holy joys, O God, restore,
And guard me that I fall no more.

4 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.

5 My soul lies humbled in the dust,
And owns thy dreadful sentence just:
Look down, O Lord, with pitying eye
And save the soul condemn'd to die.

Text Information

• First Line: O Thou that hear'st when sinners cry!
• Meter: L. M.
• Publication Date: 1828
• Topic: Prayer for a new heart; Supplication for the divine mercy

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