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Stanza | Denson | Cooper | ||||
1 |
Shew pity, Lord, O Lord, forgive, Let a repenting rebel live; Are not thy mercies large and free? May not a sinner trust in thee? |
Cusseta 73t, Stanza 1 |
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2 |
My crimes are great, but not surpass The power and glory of thy grace: Great God, thy nature hath no bound, So let thy pard’ning love be found, |
Cusseta 73t, Stanza 2 |
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3 |
O wash my soul from every sin, And make my guilty conscience clean: Here on my heart the burden lyes, And past offences pain my eyes. |
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4 |
My lips with shame my sins confess Against thy law, against thy grace; Lord, should thy judgment grow severe, I am condemn’d but thou art clear. |
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5 |
Should sudden veng’ance seize my breath, I must pronounce thee just in death: And if my soul were sent to hell, Thy righteous law approves it well. |
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6 |
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. |
Cusseta 73t, Stanza 3 |
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