Trinity Psalter Hymnal ‎#176

176. O Thou That Hear'st When Sinners Cry

1 O thou that hear'st when sinners cry,
though all my crimes before thee lie,
behold them not with angry look,
but blot their memory from thy book.

2 Create my nature pure within,
and form my soul averse to sin;
let thy good Spirit ne'er depart,
nor hide thy presence from my heart.

3 I cannot live without thy light,
cast out and banish from thy sight;
thy holy joys, my God, restore,
and guard me, that I fall no more.

4 A broken heart, my God, my King,
is all the sacrifice I bring;
the God of grace will ne'er despise
a broken heart for sacrifice.

5 My soul lies humbled in the dust,
and owns thy dreadful sentence just:
look down, O Lord, with pitying eye,
and save the soul condemned to die.

6 Then will I teach the world thy ways;
sinners shall learn thy sov'reign grace;
I'll lead them to my Savior's blood,
and they shall praise a pard'ning God.

Text Information

• First Line: O thou that hear'st when sinners cry
• Title: O Thou That Hear'st When Sinners Cry
• Author: Isaac Watts (1719)
• Meter: L.M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2018
• Scripture:
  Psalm 51
• Topic: Confession and repentance; Heart: Contrite; Heart: Pure; Longing for Christ and God; Sanctification; Sin and Forgiveness

Tune Information

• Name: HERR JESU CHRIST DICH ZU UNS WEND
• Arranger: Johann Sebastian Bach, 1685-1750
• Meter: L.M.
• Key: F Major or modal
• Source: Pensum Sacrum, Görlitz, 1648