Hymns, Selected and Original ‎#338

338. Lord, we confess our numerous faults

1 Lord, we confess our numerous 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, for ever praise,
For ever love his name
Who turns thy feet from dangerous ways
Of folly, sin, and shame.

3 'Tis not by works of righteousness
Which our own hands have done;
But we are sav'd 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 wash'd 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 Rais'd from the dead we live anew;
And, justified by grace,
We shall appear in glory too,
And see our Father's face.

Text Information

• First Line: Lord, we confess our numerous faults
• Meter: C. M.
• Publication Date: 1828
• Scripture:
  Titus 3:3
• Topic: Salvation by Grace; Salvation through Jesus Christ: Addresses to Christ and gratitude for redeeming love

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