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1 Before Thee, God, who knowest all,
With grief and shame I prostrate fall;
I see my sins against Thee, Lord,
The sins of thought, of deed, and word,
They press me sore; I cry to Thee:
O God, be merciful to me!
2 O Lord, my God, to Thee I pray:
O cast me not in wrath away,
Let Thy good Spirit ne'er depart,
But let Him draw to Thee my heart,
That truly penitent I be:
O God, be merciful to me!
3 O Jesus, let Thy precious blood
Be to my soul a cleansing flood;
Turn not, O Lord, Thy guest away,
But grant that justified I may
Go to my house with peace from Thee:
O God, be merciful to me!
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First Line: | Before Thee, God, who knowest all |
Author: | M. B. Landstad (1861) |
Refrain First Line: | O God, be merciful to me |
Meter: | 8s. 6L. |
Publication Date: | 1913 |
Topic: | The Church: Confession; Confession of Sin |
Tune Information | |
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Name: | [Before Thee, God, who knowest all] |
Meter: | 8s. 6L. |
Key: | c minor |
Source: | Schumann's Gesangbuch, 1539 |