The Hymnal and Order of Service ‎#409

409. Lord, We Confess Our Numerous Faults

1 Lord, we confess our num'rous faults,
How great our guilt has been:
Foolish and vain were all our thoughts,
And all our lives were sin.

2 But, O my soul, forever praise,
Forever love His Name,
Who turns Thy feet from dang'rous ways
Of folly, sin, and shame.

3 'Tis not by works of righteousness
Which our own hands have done;
But we are saved by sovereign grace
Abounding through His Son.

4 'Tis from the mercy of our God
That all our hopes begin;
'Tis by the water and the blood
Our souls are washed from sin.

5 'Tis through the purchase of His death
Who hung upon the tree
The Spirit is sent down to breathe
On such dry bones as we.

6 Raised from the dead, we live anew,
And, justified by grace,
We shall appear in glory too,
And see our Father's face.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: Lord, we confess our num'rous faults
• Title: Lord, We Confess Our Numerous Faults
• Author: Isaac Watts (1709)
• Meter: C. M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1937
• Topic: Way of Salvation: Repentance; Trinity, Seventh Sunday; Trinity, Eleventh Sunday; Blood of Christ; Grace of God; Mercy of God
• Copyright: Copyright by John H. Gower.

Tune Information

• Name: MEDITATION
• Composer: John Henry Gower (1779)
• Meter: C. M.
• Key: E Major