Hymnal: A Selection of Psalms and Hymns #CCLVII (1790) First Line: Lord, I am vile, conceived in sin Lyrics: 1 Lord I am vile, conceiv'd in sin,
And born unholy and unclean;
Sprung from the man whose guilty fall,
Corrupts the 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 defil'd in ev'ry part.
3 Great God create my heart anew,
And form my spirit pure and true:
O make me wise, betimes, to spy,
My danger and my remedy.
4 Behold I fall before thy facem
My only refuge is thy grace:
No outward forms can make me cleanm
The leprosy lies deep within.
5 No bleeding bird, nor bleeding beast,
Nor hyssop branch, nor sprinkling priest
Nor running brook, nor flood, nor sea,
Can wash the dismal stain away.
Topics: Family Worship Scripture: Psalm 51 Languages: English
Depravity of Nature