The Lutheran Hymnary ‎#97

97. Before Thee, God, who knowest all

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!

Text Information

• 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

• Name: [Before Thee, God, who knowest all]
• Meter: 8s. 6L.
• Key: c minor
• Source: Schumann's Gesangbuch, 1539