Songs of Zion ‎#19b

19b. Show pity, Lord, O Lord forgive

1. Show pity, Lord, O Lord, forgive,
Let a repenting rebel live:
Are not thy mercies large and free?
May not a sinner trust in thee?

2. My crimes are great, but don't surpass
The power and glory of thy grace:
Great God, thy nature hath no bound,
So let thy pardoning love be found.

3. O wash my soul from every sin!
And make my guilty conscience clean;
Here on my heart the burden lies,
And past offenses pain my eyes.

4. My lips with shame my sins confess
Against thy law, against thy grace:
Lord, should thy judgment grow severe,
I am condemned, but thou art clear.

Text Information

• First Line: Show pity, Lord, O Lord forgive
• Meter: L M
• Publication Date: 1821

Tune Information

• Name: BETHESDA
• Meter: L M
• Incipit: 13451 721
• Key: e minor