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 (3 more...)
Copyright: Copyright by John H. Gower.
Tune Information
Name: MEDITATION
Composer: John Henry Gower (1779)
Meter: C. M.
Key: E Major



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