
Author: Isaac Watts Hymnal: Book of Worship with Hymns and Tunes #380 (1899) Meter: 8.8.8.8 Lyrics: 1 O Thou that hear'st when sinners cry;
Though all my crimes before Thee lie,
Behold them not with angry look;
But blot their mem'ry from Thy book.
2 Create my nature pure within,
And form my soul averse to sin;
Let Thy good Spirit ne'er depart,
Nor hide Thy presence from my heart.
3 I cannot live without Thy light,
Cast out and banish from Thy sight;
Thy holy joys, my God, restore,
And guard me that I fall no more.
4 A broken heart, my God, my King,
Is all the sacrifice I bring:
The God of grace will ne'er despise
A broken heart for sacrifice.
5 My soul lies humbled in the dust
And owns Thy dreadful sentence just:
Look down, O Lord, with pitying eye,
And save the soul condemned to die.
Amen. Topics: Self Abasement; Change of Heart; Confession of Sin; Contrition; Heart Purity of; Penitence; Repentance Languages: English Tune Title: WARNER
O Thou that hear'st when sinners cry