
Hymnal: Doctor Watts's Imitation of the Psalms of David, corrected and enlarged, to which is added a collection of hymns; the whole applied to the state of the Christian Church in general (2nd ed.) #249a (1786) First Line: From deep distress and troubled thoughts Lyrics: 1 From deep distress and troubled thoughts,
To thee, my God, I rais'd my cries:
If thou severely mark our faults,
No flesh can stand before thine eyes.
2 But thou hast built thy throne of grace
Free to dispense thy pardons there,
That sinners may approach thy face,
And hope, and love, as well as fear.
3 As the benighted pilgrims wait,
And long and wish for breaking day,
So waits my soul before thy gate;
When will my God his face display!
4 My trust is fix'd upon thy word,
Nor shall I trust thy word in vain:
Let mourning souls address the Lord,
And find relief from all their pain.
5 Great is his love, and large his grace,
Through the redemption of his Son:
He turns our feet from sinful ways,
And pardons what our hands have done. Topics: Backsliding pardoned; Comfort and pardon; Confession of sin, repentance, and pardon; Conscience its guilt relieved; Despair deliverance from it; Distress relieved; Faith in Divine grace and power; Grace pardoning; Guilt of Conscience relieved; Patience in darkness; Backsliding pardoned; Comfort and pardon; Confession of sin, repentance, and pardon; Conscience its guilt relieved; Despair deliverance from it; Distress relieved; Faith in Divine grace and power; Grace pardoning; Guilt of Conscience relieved; Patience in darkness Scripture: Psalm 130 Languages: English
Pardoning Grace