Church Book ‎#356

356. 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 Though I have grieved Thy Spirit, Lord,
His help and comfort still afford;
And let me now come near Thy throne,
To plead the merits of Thy Son.

5 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.

6 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.

Text Information

• First Line: O Thou that hear'st when sinners cry
• Author: Watts (1719, a.)
• Meter: L. M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1890
• Scripture:
  Psalm 51
• Topic: The Order of Salvation: Repentance; Sundays in Lent; Third Sunday after Trinity; Eleventh Sunday after Trinity; Nineteenth Sunday after Trinity
• Notes: Now Public Domain. Alternate tune: #287 or #482

Tune Information

• Name: ST. GOAR
• Meter: L. M.
• Key: g minor
• Notes: Now Public Domain. Source from index: "Rheinfels Hymnal," 1666