The Seventh-Day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book ‎#570

570. O turn, great Ruler of the skies!

1 Oh, turn, great Ruler of the skies!
Turn from my sin thy searching eyes;
Nor let the offenses of my hand
Within thy book recorded stand.

2 Give me a will to thine subdued,
A conscience pure, a soul renewed;
Nor let me, wrapt in endless gloom,
An outcast from thy presence roam.

3 O, let thy Spirit to my heart
Once more his quickening aid impart;
My mind from every fear release,
And soothe my troubled thoughts to peace.

Text Information

• First Line: O turn, great Ruler of the skies!
• Author: James Merrick
• Publication Date: 1886
• Topic: The Christian: Unfaithfulness Lamented
• Notes: Public Domain.

Tune Information

• Name: BACA
• Composer: William B. Bradbury
• Meter: L. M.
• Key: E♭ Major
• Notes: Now Public Domain. Alternate tunes: #316, 101, or 19.