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Despise Not, Lord

Author: Alice Lucas; Jehudah Ha-Levi Hymnal: Union Hymnal, Songs and Prayers for Jewish Worship. 3rd ed. Revised and enlarged. #162 (1948) Topics: Day of Atonement and Penitence First Line: Despise not, Lord, my lowly penitence Languages: English Tune Title: [Despise not, Lord, my lowly penitence]
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Penitence and hope

Author: Steele Hymnal: A Selection of Hymns #CCLXXII (1792) Meter: 8.6.8.6 Topics: Penitence and hope First Line: Dear Savior, when my thoughts recall Lyrics: 1 Dear Savior, when my thoughts recall The wonders of thy grace; Low at thy feet asham'd I fall, And hide this wretched face. 2 Shall love like thine be thus repaid? Ah vile ungrateful heart! By earth's low cares, detain'd, betray'd, From Jesus to depart. 3 From Jesus who alone can give True pleasure, peace, and rest: When Absent from my Lord, I live Unsatisfy'd unblest. 4 But he, for his own mercy's sake, My wand'ring soul restores: He bids the mourning heart partake The pardon it implores. 5 O while I breathe to thee my Lord, The penitential sigh, Confirm the kind, forgiving word With pity in thine eye! 6 Then shall the mourner at thy feet, Rejoice to seek thy face; And grateful own how kind! how sweet! Thy condescending grace. Languages: English
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Penitence

Author: J. Taylor Hymnal: The Boston Sunday School Hymn Book #117 (1844) Topics: Penitence First Line: God of mercy, God of love Languages: English
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Penitence and Hope

Hymnal: The Psalter #364 (1912) Topics: Penitence First Line: From out the depths I cry to Thee Lyrics: 1 From out the depths I cry to Thee; O let Thy ear attentive be, Hear Thou my supplicating plea, Have mercy, Lord. 2 If marked by Thee our sin appeared, Who, Lord, could stand in judgment cleared? Forgiveness, that Thou mayst be feared, There is with Thee. 3 I wait for Thee, my soul doth wait, Thy word my hope in ev'ry strait; None watch, o Lord, at morning's gate As I for Thee. 4 O Israel,hope thou in the Lord, His mercy will thy faith reward, Ne full redemption will accord From all thy sin. Scripture: Psalm 130 Languages: English Tune Title: HANFORD
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Timely penitence

Author: Joseph Addison Hymnal: Hymnal of the Methodist Episcopal Church #412 (1891) Meter: 8.6.8.6 Topics: Penitence Timely First Line: When rising from the bed of death Scripture: 1 John 2:1-2 Languages: English
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With broken heart and contrite sigh

Author: C. Elven Hymnal: The Church Hymnal #87a (1898) Meter: 8.8.8.8 Topics: Penitence Lyrics: 1 With broken heart and contrite sigh, A trembling sinner, Lord, I cry: Thy pardoning grace is rich and free: O God, be merciful to me. 2 I smite upon my troubled breast, With deep and conscience guilt oppressed; Christ and His cross my only plea: O God, be merciful to me. 3 Far off I stand with tearful eyes, Nor dare uplift them to the skies; But Thou dost all my anguish see: O God, be merciful to me. 4 Nor alms, nor deeds that I have done, Can for a single sin atone; To Calvary alone I flee: O God, be merciful to me. 5 And when, redeemed from sin and hell, With all the ransomed throng I dwell, My raptured song shall ever be, God has been merciful to me. Amen. Languages: English Tune Title: PENITENCE
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In the hour of trial

Author: James Montgomery Hymnal: The Hymnal of Praise #185 (1913) Topics: The Christian Life Penitence and Confession Tune Title: PENITENCE
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O that I could repent!

Hymnal: Hymns, Selected and Original #249 (1828) Meter: 6.6.8.6 Topics: Penitence of the awakened sinner Prayer for penitence Lyrics: 1 O that I could repent! With all my idols part; And to thy gracious eye present An humble contrite heart! 2 A heart with grief opprest, For having griev'd my God; A troubled heart that cannot rest Till sprinkled with thy blood! 3 Jesus on me bestow, The penitent desire; With true sincerity of wo My aching breast inspire; 4 With softening pity look, And melt my hardness down; Strike with thy love's resistless stroke, And break this heart of stone!
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Prostrate, dear Jesus! at thy feet

Hymnal: Hymns, Selected and Original #257 (1828) Meter: 8.6.8.6 Topics: Penitence of the awakened sinner Penitence; The Penitent Lyrics: 1 Prostrate, dear Jesus! at thy feet, A guilty rebel lies; And upwards to the mercy-seat Presumes to lift his eyes. 2 Oh let not justice frown me hence; Stay, stay the vengeful storm: Forbid it that Omnipotence Should crush a feeble worm. 3 If tears of sorrow would suffice To pay the debt I owe, Tears should from both my weeping eyes In ceaseless torrents flow 4 but no such sacrifice I plead To expiate my guilt; No tears, but those which thou hast shed,-- No blood, but thou hast spilt. 5 Think of thy sorrows, dearest Lord! And all my sins forgive: Justice will well approve the word That bids the sinner live.
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Father, hear Thy children's call

Author: Rev. Thomas B. Pollock Hymnal: The Hymnal, Revised and Enlarged, as adopted by the General Convention of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America in the year of our Lord 1892 #529a (1894) Meter: 7.7.7.6 Topics: Litany of Penitence; Penitence Lyrics: Part I: 1 Father, hear Thy children's call; Humbly at Thy feet we fall, Prodigals, confessing all: We beseech Thee, hear us. 2 Christ, beneath Thy cross we blame All our life of sin and shame; Penitent, we breathe Thy Name: We beseech Thee, hear us. 3 Holy Spirit, grieved and tried, Oft forgotten and defied, Now we mourn our stubborn pride: We beseech Thee, hear us. 4 Love, that caused us first to be, Love, that bled upon the tree, Love, that draws us lovingly: We beseech Thee, hear us. 5 We Thy call have disobeyed, Into paths of sin have strayed, And repentance have delayed: We beseech Thee, hear us. 6 Sick, we come to Thee for cure, Guilty, seek Thy mercy sure, Evil, long to be made pure: We beseech Thee, hear us. 7 Blind, we pray that we may see, Bound, we pray to be made free, Stained, we pray for sanctity: We beseech Thee, hear us. 8 Thou who hear'st each contrite sigh, Bidding sinful souls draw nigh, Willing not that one should die, We beseech Thee, hear us. Amen. Languages: English Tune Title: [Father, hear Thy children's call]

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