The Cyber Hymnal ‎#412

412. Before Thee, God, Who Knowest All

1. Before Thee, God, who knowest all,
With grief and shame I prostrate fall,
I see my sins against Thee, Lord,
The sins of thought, of deed, and word.
They press me sore; I cry to Thee:
O God, be merciful to me!

2. O Lord, my God, to Thee I pray:
O cast me not in wrath away!
Let Thy good Spirit ne’er depart,
But let Him draw to Thee my heart
That truly penitent I be:
O God, be merciful to me!

3. O Jesus, let Thy precious blood
Be to my soul a cleansing flood.
Turn not, O Lord, Thy guest away,
But grant that justified I may
Go to my house at peace with Thee:
O God, be merciful to me!

Text Information

• First Line: Before Thee, God, who knowest all
• Title: Before Thee, God, Who Knowest All
• German Title: Jeg staar for Gud, som alting ved
• Author: Magnus B. Landstad (1861)
• Translator (from Norwegian): Carl Døving (1909)
• Meter: 88.88.88
• Language: English
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: VATER UNSER
• Composer: Anonymous (1539)
• Harmonizer: Johann S. Bach (1726)
• Meter: 88.88.88
• Incipit: 55345 32155 47534
• Key: c minor
• Copyright: Public Domain