The Seventh-Day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book ‎#577

577. Lord! when we bend before thy throne

1 Lord! when we bend before thy throne,
And our confessions pour,
O, 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 hearts 'tis goodness still
That grants it or denies.

Text Information

• First Line: Lord! when we bend before thy throne
• Author: Joseph D. Carlyle
• Publication Date: 1886
• Topic: The Christian: Unfaithfulness Lamented
• Notes: Public Domain.

Tune Information

• Name: BEMERTON
• Composer: Henry W. Greatorex
• Meter: C. M.
• Key: B♭ Major
• Notes: Now Public Domain. Alternate tunes: #546, 395, or 446.