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Text:Lord, when we bend before Thy throne

69. Lord, when we bend before Thy throne

1 Lord, when we bend before Thy throne,
And our confessions pour,
Teach us to feel the sins we own,
And hate what we deplore.

2 Our broken spirits, pitying see;
And penitence impart;
Then let a kindling glance from Thee
Beam hope upon the heart.

3 When we disclose our wants in prayer,
May we our wills resign;
And not a thought our bosom share
Which is not wholly Thine.

4 Let faith each weak petition fill,
And waft it to the skies,
And teach our hearts 'tis goodness still
That grants it, or denies.

Text Information
First Line: Lord, when we bend before Thy throne
Meter: C. M.
Language: English
Publication Date: 1871
Notes: Now Public Domain. first rank hymn
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