The Seventh-Day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book ‎#362

362. Lord, we are vile, and full of sin

1 Lord, we are vile, and full of sin,
We're born unholy and unclean;
Spring from the man whose guilty fall
Corrupts his race, and taints us all.

2 Soon as we draw our infant breath
The seeds of sin grow up for death;
Thy law demands a perfect heart,
But we're defiled in every part.

3 Behold, we fall before thy face;
Our only refuge is thy grace:
No outward forms can make us clean;
The leprosy lies deep within.

4 Nor bleeding bird, nor bleeding beast,
Nor hyssop branch, nor earthly priest,
Nor running brook, nor flood, nor sea,
Can wash the dismal stain away.

5 Jesus, thy blood, thy blood alone,
Hath power sufficient to atone;
Thy blood can make us white as snow;
No other tide can cleanse us so.

Text Information

• First Line: Lord, we are vile, and full of sin
• Author: Isaac Watts
• Publication Date: 1886
• Topic: The Sinner: Christ the Way of Life

Tune Information

• Name: WINDHAM
• Composer: Daniel Read
• Meter: L. M.
• Key: d minor or modal
• Notes: Alternate tunes: 171, 23, or 314.