The Cyber Hymnal ‎#9418

9418. Show Pity, Lord

1 Show pity, Lord, for we are frail and faint;
We fade away, O list to our complaint;
We fade away like flowers in the sun,
We just begin, and then our work is done.

2 Show pity, Lord, our souls are sore distressed;
As troubled seas, our natures have no rest;
As troubled seas, that surging, beat the shore,
And throb and heave, ever and evermore.

3 Show pity, Lord, our grief is in our sin;
We would be cleansed, O make us pure within;
We would be cleansed, for this we cry to Thee;
Thy word of love can make the conscience free.

4 Show pity, Lord: Inspire our hearts with love;
That holy love which draws the soul above;
That holy love which makes us one with Thee,
And with Thy saints through all eternity.

Text Information

• First Line: Show pity, Lord, for we are frail and faint
• Title: Show Pity, Lord
• Author: David Thomas
• Meter: 10.10.10.10
• Language: English
• Source: The Biblical Liturgy, 1874, alt.
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: AUCKLAND
• Composer: Frederick Charles Maker (1876)
• Meter: 10.10.10.10
• Key: G Major
• Copyright: Public Domain