766. See, gracious God! before thy throne

1 See, gracious God! before thy throne
Thy mourning people bend;
'Tis on thy sovereign grace alone
Our humble hopes attend.

2 Dark, frowning judgments from thy hand
Thy dreadful power display;
Yet mercy spares this guilty land,
And still we live to pray.

3 How changes, alas! are truths divine,
For error, guilt, and shame!
What impious numbers, bold in sin,
Disgrace the Christian name!

4 Oh, turn us, turn us, mighty Lord,
By thy resistless grace;
Then shall our hearts obey thy word,
And humbly seek thy face.

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First Line: See, gracious God! before thy throne
Author: Mrs. Steele
Meter: C. M.
Publication Date: 1873
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Topic: The Christian Nation: Fast-Day; Turn Us again, O Lord God of Hosts
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