The Cyber Hymnal ‎#8404

8404. 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’ offenses of my hand,
Within Thy book, recorded stand.

2 Prompt is Thy power, when ills invade,
The weak and contrite soul to aid:
Then let Thy clemency divine
Conspicuous in my pardon shine.

3 O let the fullness of Thy grace
Each error of my life efface!
But Thy decrees, almighty Sire!
Integrity of heart require.

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

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

6 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.

7 The heart that, taught its guilt to know,
Repentant heaves with inward woe,
Shall finds its prayers, its groans, its sighs,
To Thee in full acceptance rise.

Text Information

• First Line: O turn, great Ruler of the skies
• Title: O Turn, Great Ruler Of The Skies
• Author: James Merrick, 1720-1769
• Language: English
• Copyright: Public Domain
• Notes: Alternate tune: ROCKINGHAM by Karl P.E. Bach, arranged by Edward Miller

Tune Information

• Name: PUNON
• Composer: Lowell Mason (1839)
• Meter: LM
• Key: a minor or modal
• Source: The Modern Psalmist (Boston: John H. Wilkins & Richard B. Carter, 1839)
• Copyright: Public Domain