Common Service Book of the Lutheran Church ‎#318

318. O Thou that hear'st when sinners cry

1 O Thou that hear'st when sinners cry,
Though all my crimes before Thee lie,
Behold them not with angry look,
But blot their memory from Thy book.

2 Create my nature pure within,
And form my soul averse to sin;
Let Thy good Spirit ne'er depart,
Nor hide Thy presence from my heart.

3 I cannot live without Thy light,
Cast out and banish from Thy sight;
Thy holy joys, my God, restore,
And guard me that I fall no more.

4 A broken heart, my God, my King,
Is all the sacrifice I bring;
Look down, O Lord, with pitying eye
And save the soul condemned to die.

5 O may Thy love inspire my tongue!
Salvation shall be all my song,
And all my powers shall join to bless
The Lord, my Strength and Righteousness.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: O Thou that hear'st when sinners cry
• Author: Isaac Watts (1719)
• Meter: L. M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1917
• Topic: The Christian Life: Repentance

Tune Information

• Name: HAMBURG
• Arranger: Lowell Mason (1824)
• Meter: L. M.
• Key: F Major
• Source: Arranged from the First Gregorian Tone