Book of Worship with Hymns and Tunes ‎#381

381. O turn, great Ruler of the skies

1 O turn, great Ruler of the skies,
Turn from my sin Thy searching eyes,
Nor let th'offences of my hand,
Within Thy book, recorded stand.

2 Give me a will to thine subdued,
A conscience pure, a soul renewed;
Nor let me, wrapt in endless gloom,
An outcast from Thy presence roam.

3 Oh, let Thy Spirit to my heart
Once more His quickening aid impart,
My mind from every fear release,
And sooth my troubled thoughts to peace.

4 So shall the souls whom error's sway
Has urged from Thee, blest Lord, to stray,
From me Thy heavenly precepts learn,
And humbled to their God return.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: O turn, great Ruler of the skies
• Author: James Merrick (1765)
• Meter: L. M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1899
• Topic: Self Abasement; Change of Heart; Confession of Sin; Contrition; Heart: New; Penitence; Regeneration; Repentance
• Notes: Public Domain.

Tune Information

• Name: CRUX BEATA
• Composer: Edward Miller
• Meter: L. M.
• Notes: Public Domain.