Common Service Book of the Lutheran Church ‎#323

323. And wilt Thou pardon, Lord

1 And wilt Thou pardon, Lord,
A sinner such as I?
Although Thy book his crimes record
Of such a crimson dye?

2 So deep are they engraved,
So terrible their fear,--
The righteous scarcely shall be saved,
And where shall I appear?

3 O Thou, Physician blest,
Make clean my guilty soul!
And me, by many a sin opprest,
Restore and keep me whole!

4 I know not how to praise
Thy mercy and Thy love;
But deign Thy servant to upraise,
And I shall learn above.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: And wilt Thou pardon, Lord
• Author: John Mason Neale (1862)
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1917
• Topic: The Christian Life: Repentance
• Source: Based on the Greek

Tune Information

• Name: ST. BRIDE
• Composer: Samuel Howard (1762)
• Meter: S. M.
• Key: g minor