The Seventh-Day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book ‎#434

434. Show pity Lord; O Lord, forgive!

1 Show pity, Lord; O Lord, forgive!
Let a repenting sinner live;
Are not thy mercies large and free?
May not the guilty trust in thee?

2 My crimes, though great, do not surpass
The power and glory of thy grace;
O, 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 be severe,
I am condemned, but thou art clear.

4 Yet same a trembling sinner, Lord,
Whose hope, still hovering 'round thy word,
Would light on some sweet promise there,
Some sure support against despair.

Text Information

• First Line: Show pity Lord; O Lord, forgive!
• Author: Isaac Watts
• Publication Date: 1886
• Topic: The Sinner: Repentance and Acceptance

Tune Information

• Name: HAMBURG
• Arranger: Lowell Mason
• Meter: L. M.
• Key: F Major or modal
• Source: Gregorian
• Notes: Alternate tunes: 624, 538, or 101.