Triumphant Songs No.4 ‎#66

66. The Penitent's Plea

1 Savior, hear me, while before Thy feet
I the record of my sins repeat,
Stain’d with guilt, myself abhorring,
Fill’d with grief, my soul outpouring;
Canst Thou still in mercy think of me,
Stoop to set my shackled spirit free?
Raise my sinking heart, and bid me be
Thy child once more!

Refrain:
Grace there is my every debt to pay,
Blood to wash my every sin away,
Pow’r to keep me sinless day by day,
For me, for me!

2 Back with all the guilt my spirit bears,
Past the haunting memories of years,
Self and shame and fear despising,
Foes and taunting fiends surprising,
Savior, to Thy cross I press my way,
And a broken heart before it lay;
Ere I leave, oh, let me hear Thee say,
It shall be thine! [Refrain]

3 Yet, why should I fear, hast Thou not died
That no seeking soul should be denied?
To that heart its sins confessing,
Can’st Thou fail to give a blessing?
By the love and pity Thou hast shown,
By the blood that did for me atone,
Boldly will I kneel before Thy throne,
A pleading soul. [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: Savior, hear me, while before Thy feet
• Title: The Penitent's Plea
• Author: H. H. B.
• Refrain First Line: Grace there is my every debt to pay
• Publication Date: 1894

Tune Information

• Name: [Savior, hear me, while before Thy feet]
• Composer: Commander Booth