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Text:Sincerity
Tune:BEMERTON

31. Sincerity

1 Lord! when we bend before thy throne,
And our confessions pour,
Oh, may we feel the sins we own,
And hate what we deplore.

2 Our contrite spirits pitying see;
True penitence impart:
And let a healing ray from thee
Beam hope on every heart.

3 When we disclose our wants in prayer,
May we our wills resign;
Nor let a thought our bosom share,
Which is not wholly thine.

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

Text Information
First Line: Lord! when we bend before thy throne
Title: Sincerity
Language: English
Publication Date: 1884
Topic: Formality; Opening of Service; Sincerity
Notes: Public Domain.
Tune Information
Name: BEMERTON
Meter: C. M.
Key: Bâ™­ Major
Notes: Public Domain.



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