Trinity Hymnal ‎#409

409. 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 at peace with thee:
O God, be merciful to me!

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: Before thee, God, who knowest all
• Author: Magnus B. Landstad (1861)
• Translator: Carl Döving (1909)
• Meter: 8. 8. 8. 8. 8. 8.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1961
• Topic: Christian Life: Repentance; God: Mercy of; Heart: Contrite; Justification; Searcher of Hearts

Tune Information

• Name: THE LORD'S PRAYER (VATER UNSER)
• Meter: 8. 8. 8. 8. 8. 8.
• Key: c minor
• Source: Schumann's Gesangbuch, 1539