| Stanza | Poetry Source by First Line | |||
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| 1 |
O Thou who hear'st when sinners cry, Tho' all my crimes before Thee lie, Behold them not with angry look, But blot their mem'ry from Thy book. |
O Thou that hear'st when Sinners Cry,, Stanza 1 |
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| 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. |
O Thou that hear'st when Sinners Cry,, Stanza 2 |
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| 3 |
I cannot live without Thy light, Cast out and banished from Thy sight; Thy holy joys, my God, restore, And guard me that I fall no more. |
O Thou that hear'st when Sinners Cry,, Stanza 3 |