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From the Depths My Prayer Ascendeth

Meter: 8.5.8.3 Appears in 6 hymnals Topics: Sorrow for Sin Lyrics: 1 From the depths my prayer ascendeth Unto God on high; Hear, O Lord, my supplication And my cry. 2 None can stand unscathed and blameless In Thy judgment just, But the contrite in Thy mercy Humbly trust. 3 Lord, my hope is in Thy promise, And I wait for Thee More than they who watch for morning, Light to see. 4 With the Lord is tender mercy, And redeeming love; Israel, look for full salvation From above. Scripture: Psalm 130 Used With Tune: BULLINGER

Gracious God, My Heart Renew

Meter: 7.7.7.7.7.7 Appears in 10 hymnals Topics: Sorrow for Sin Lyrics: 1 Gracious God, my heart renew, Make my spirit right and true; Cast me not away from Thee, Let Thy Spirit dwell in me; Thy salvation's joy impart, Steadfast make my willing heart. 2 Sinners then shall learn from me And return, o God, to Thee; Savior, all my guilt remove, And my tongue shall sing Thy love; Touch my silent lips, O Lord, And my mouth shall praise accord. 3 Not the formal sacrifice Hath acceptance in Thy eyes; Broken hearts are in Thy sight More than sacrificial rite; Contrite spirit, pleading cries, Thou, O God, wilt not despise. 4 Prosper Zion in Thy grace And her broken walls replace; Then our righteous sacrifice Shall delight Thy holy eyes; Freewill offerings, gladly made, On Thy altar shall be laid. Scripture: Psalm 51 Used With Tune: GETHSEMANE

Grace and Truth Shall Mark the Way

Meter: 7.7.7.7 Appears in 7 hymnals Topics: Sorrow for Sin First Line: Grace and truth shall mark the way Lyrics: 1 Grace and truth shall mark the way Where the Lord His own will lead, If His word they still obey And His testimonies heed. 2 For Thy name's sake hear Thou me, For Thy mercy, Lord, I wait; Pardon my iniquity, For my sin is very great. 3 He who walks in godly fear In the path of truth shall go; Peace shall be his portion here, And his sons all good shall know. 4 They that fear and love the Lord Shall His holy friendship know; He will grace to them accord, And His faithful covenant show. Scripture: Psalm 25 Used With Tune: EVENING PRAYER

Lord, Like the Publican I Stand

Author: T. Raffles Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 9 hymnals Topics: Sorrow for Sin Lyrics: 1 Lord, like the publican I stand, And lift my heart to Thee; Thy pardoning grace, O God, command, Be merciful to me. 2 I smite upon my anxious breast, O’erwhelmed with agony; O save my soul by sin oppressed, Be merciful to me. 3 My guilt, my shame, I all confess, I have no hope nor plea But Jesus’ blood and righteousness; Be merciful to me. 4 Here at Thy cross I still would wait, Nor from its shelter flee, But Thou, O God, in mercy great, Art merciful to me. Used With Tune: AVONDALE

Prayer for Deliverance

Appears in 4 hymnals Topics: Afflictions Complaint of; Afflictions Purpose of; Afflictions Refuge in; Anger of God Invoked; Assurance Declared; Christ Providences of; Christians Christ the Life of; Christians Conflicts of; Christians Conscious of Safety; Christians Persecuted and Sorrowing; Christians Pilgrims and Strangers; Comfort in Trials; Consecration and Dedication; Deliverance from death; Enemies Many and Mighty; Enemies Restrained; Faith Act of; Faith Walking by; Fearlessness; God Hearer of Prayer; God Our Refuge; Gospel Gracious Fruit of; Royalty of Christ Providential; Safety Assured; Sin Salvation from; Temptation; Trust in God Expression of; Vows; Walking with God; Christian warfare; The Wicked Persecuting Spirit of; The Wicked Prayers for Punishment of First Line: O God, be merciful Lyrics: 1 O God be merciful, Be merciful to me, For man, with constant hate, Would fain my ruin see. My many enemies Against me proudly fight; To overwhelm my soul They watch from morn to night. 2 What time I am afraid I put my trust in thee; In God I rest, and praise His word, so rich and free; In God I put my trust, I neither doubt nor fear, For man can never harm With God my helper near. 3 All day they wrest my words, Their tho'ts are full of hate; They meet, they lurk, they watch, As for my soul they wait; Shall they by wickedness Escape Thy judgment right? O God of righteousness, Destroy them in Thy might. 4 Thou knowest all my woes, O treasure Thou my tears; Are they not in thy book, Where all my life appears? My foes shall backward turn When i appeal to Thee, For man can never harm With God my helper near. 5 In God, the Lord, I rest, His word of grace I praise, His promise stands secure, Nor fear nor foe dismays; In God I put my trust, I neither doubt nor fear, For man can never harm With God my helper near. 6 Upon me are Thy voes, O God, in Whom I live; The sacrifice of praise To thee I now will give; For Thou hast saved from death, From falling kept me free, That in the light of life My walk may be with Thee. Scripture: Psalm 56 Used With Tune: CANA

Lord, Rebuke Me Not in Anger

Meter: 8.7.8.7 Appears in 7 hymnals Topics: Sorrow for Sin Lyrics: 1 Lord, rebuke me not in anger; Chastened sore I waste away; Pity my distress and hear me; Lord, how long wilt Thou delay? 2 Come, O Lord, my soul deliver, In Thy loving-kindness save. Shall the dead Thy Name remember? Who shall praise Thee in the grave? 3 Pity, Lord, my sad condition; I am weary and distressed. Many adversaries vex me; Weeping, I can find no rest. 4 Now the foes that seek to harm me, Quickly put to shame, shall flee, For the Lord hath heard my weeping, And He will regard my plea. Scripture: Psalm 6 Used With Tune: ZENO

Thy Tender Mercies, O My Lord

Meter: 8.6.8.6 D Appears in 7 hymnals Topics: Sorrow for Sin Lyrics: 1 Thy tender mercies, O my Lord, Withhold not I implore; But let Thy kindness and Thy truth Preserve me evermore. For countless ills have compassed me, My sinful deeds arise; Yea, they have overtaken me; I dare not raise my eyes. 2 My sins are more than I can count, My heart has failed for grief; Be pleased, O Lord, to rescue me, O haste to my relief. Be those who seek to hurt my soul Dismayed and put to flight, And they themselves be put to shame Who in my woe delight. 3 Let all who seek Thee now rejoice, Yea, glad in Thee abide, And, loving Thy salvation, say, The Lord be magnified. My lowly state and bitter need The Lord has not forgot; Thou art my Savior and my help, Come, Lord, and tarry not. Scripture: Psalm 40 Used With Tune: RUTH

Out of the Depths of Sadness

Author: Dewey Westra Meter: 7.6.7.6 D Appears in 2 hymnals Topics: Sorrow for Sin Scripture: Psalm 130 Used With Tune: CONTRITION

Unto Thee, O Lord Jehovah

Author: Rev. S. G. Brondsema Meter: 8.7.8.7.7.8.7.8 Appears in 2 hymnals Topics: Sorrow for Sin Scripture: Psalm 25 Used With Tune: PATHWAY

Why weepest thou?

Author: Beddome Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 28 hymnals Topics: Sorrow for sin desired First Line: Why, O my soul, why weepest thou? Lyrics: 1 Why, O my soul, why weepest thou? Tell me from whence arise Those briny tears that often flow, Those groans that pierce the skies? 2 Is sin the cause of thy complaint, Or the chastising rod? Dost thou an evil heart lament, And mourn an absent God? 3 Lord, let me weep for nought but sin, And after none but thee, And then, I would, O that I might! A constant weeper be! Scripture: John 20:13