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Text:Show pity, Lord, O Lord, forgive

65b. 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 Oh, wash my soul from every sin,
And make my guilty conscience clean;
Here on my heart the burden lies,
And past offences pain my eyes.

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

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First Line: Show pity, Lord, O Lord, forgive
Language: English
Publication Date: 1875
Notes: Public Domain.
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