| Stanza | Poetry Source by First Line | |||
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| 1 |
Show pity, Lord, Oh Lord, forgive; Let a repenting rebel live: Are not Thy mercies large and free? May not a sinner trust in Thee? |
SHEW pity, Lord, O Lord Forgive,, Stanza 1 |
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| 2 |
My crimes, though great, cannot surpass The pow'r and glory of Thy grace; Great God, Thy nature hath no bound; So let Thy pard'ning love be found. |
SHEW pity, Lord, O Lord Forgive,, Stanza 2 |
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| 3 |
Yet save a trembling sinner, Lord, Whose hope still hov'ring 'round Thy word Would light on some sweet promise there, Some sure support against despair. |
SHEW pity, Lord, O Lord Forgive,, Stanza 6 |