The Cyber Hymnal ‎#11389

11389. The Penitent's Plea

1 Savior, hear me, while before Thy feet
I the record of my sins repeat,
Stained with guilt, myself abhorring,
Filled with grief, my soul outpouring;
Canst Thou still in mercy think of me,
Stoop to set my shackled spirit free,
Raise my sinking heart, and bid me be
Thy child once more?

Refrain:
Grace there is my every debt to pay,
Blood to wash my every sin away,
Power to keep me sinless day by day,
For me, for me!

2 All the memories of deeds gone by,
Rise within me and Thy power defy;
With a deathly chill ensnaring,
They would leave my soul despairing.
Savior, take my hand, I cannot tell
How to stem the tides that round me swell,
How to ease my conscience or to quell
My flaming heart. [Refrain]

3 Yet why should I fear, hast Thou not died
That no seeking soul should be denied?
To that heart its sins confessing,
Canst Thou fail to give a blessing?
By the love and pity Thou hast shown,
By the blood that did for me atone,
Boldly will I kneel before Thy throne,
A pleading soul. [Refrain]

4 All the rivers of Thy grace I claim,
Over every promise write my name;
As I am I come believing,
As Thou art Thou dost, receiving,
Bid me rise a free and pardoned slave;
Master o’er my sin, the world, the grave,
Charging me to preach Thy power to save,
To sin-bound souls. [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: Savior, hear me, while before Thy feet
• Title: The Penitent's Plea
• Author: Herbert H. Booth (1889)
• Refrain First Line: Grace there is my every debt to pay
• Language: English
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: [Savior, hear me, while before Thy feet]
• Composer: Herbert Howell Booth
• Key: A♭ Major
• Copyright: Public Domain