Author: H. H. B. Hymnal: Crowning Glory No. 2 #66 (1890) First Line: Savior, hear me, while before Thy feet Lyrics: 1 Savior, hear me, while before Thy feet
I the record of my sins repeat,
Stained with guilt, myself abhorring,
Filled 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?
Chorus:
Grace there is my ev'ry debt to pay,
Blood to wash my ev'ry sin away,
Pow’r to keep me sinless day by day,
For me, for me!
2 All the memories of deeds gone by
Rise within me and Thy pow'r defy;
With a deadly chill ensnaring,
they would leave my soul despairing.
Savior, take my hand, I cannot tell
How to stem the tides that round me swell,
How to ease my conscience or to quell
My flaming heart. [Chorus]
3 Yet why should I fear, hast Thou not died
That no seeking soul should be denied?
To that heart its sins confessing,
Canst 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. [Chorus]
4 All the rivers of Thy grace I claim,
Over ev'ry promise write my name;
As I am I come believing,
As Thou art Thou dost, receiving,
Bid me rise a free and pardon'd slave;
Master o'er my sin, the world, the grave,
Charging me to preach Thy power to save
To sin-bound souls. [Chorus] Languages: English Tune Title: [Savior, hear me, while before Thy feet]
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