Author: James Merrick, 1720-1769 Hymnal: The Cyber Hymnal #8404 Lyrics: 1 O turn, great Ruler of the skies,
Turn from my sin Thy searching eyes,
Nor let th’ offenses of my hand,
Within Thy book, recorded stand.
2 Prompt is Thy power, when ills invade,
The weak and contrite soul to aid:
Then let Thy clemency divine
Conspicuous in my pardon shine.
3 O let the fullness of Thy grace
Each error of my life efface!
But Thy decrees, almighty Sire!
Integrity of heart require.
4 Give me a will to Thine subdued,
A conscience pure, a soul renewed;
Nor let me, wrapped in endless gloom,
An outcast from Thy presence roam.
5 Oh, let Thy Spirit to my heart
Once more His quickening aid impart;
My mind from every fear release,
And soothe my troubled thoughts to peace.
6 So shall the souls whom error’s sway
Has urged from Thee, blest Lord, to stray,
From me Thy heavenly precepts learn,
And humbled to their God return.
7 The heart that, taught its guilt to know,
Repentant heaves with inward woe,
Shall finds its prayers, its groans, its sighs,
To Thee in full acceptance rise.
Languages: English Tune Title: PUNON
O Turn, Great Ruler Of The Skies