The Lutheran Hymnary ‎#100

100. We stand in deep repentance

1 We stand in deep repentance
Before Thy throne of love;
O God of grace, forgive us,
The stain of guilt remove;
Behold us while with weeping
We lift our eyes to Thee,
And, all our sins subduing,
Our Father, set us free.

2 O shouldst Thou from us sinners
Withhold Thy grace to guide,
Forever we should wander
From Thee, and peace, aside;
But Thou to spirits contrite
Dost light and life impart,
That man may learn to serve Thee
With thankful, joyous heart.

3 Our souls--on Thee we cast them,
Our only refuge Thou!
Thy cheering words revive us,
When pressed with grief we bow:
Thou bear'st the trusting spirit
Upon Thy loving breast,
And givest all Thy ransomed
A sweet, unending rest.

Text Information

• First Line: We stand in deep repentance
• Author: Ray Palmer (1834)
• Meter: 7, 6. 8L.
• Publication Date: 1913
• Topic: The Church: Confession; Confession of Sin

Tune Information

• Name: [We stand in deep repentance]
• Composed or adapted: L. Bourgeois (c. 1545)
• Meter: 7, 6. 8L.
• Key: d minor