"Lord, We Confess Our Numerous Faults" by Isaac Watts, 1674-1748 Text From: THE LUTHERAN HYMNAL (St. Louis: Concordia Publishing House, 1941) 1. Lord, we confess our numerous faults; How great our guilt has been, How vain and foolish all our thoughts, And all our lives were sin. 2. But, O my soul, forever praise, Forever love, His name Who turns thy feet from dangerous ways Of folly, sin, and shame. 3. 'Tis not by works of righteousness Which our own hands have done, But we are saved by God's free grace Abounding through His Son. 4. 'Tis from the mercy of our God That all our hopes begin; 'Tis by the Water and the Blood Our souls are washed from sin. 5. 'Tis through the purchase of His death Who hung upon the tree The Spirit is sent down to breathe On such dry bones as we. 6. Raised from the dead, we live anew; And justified by grace. We shall appear in glory, too, And see our Father's face. ________________________________________________ Notes: Hymn #382 from _The Lutheran Hymnal_ Text: Titus 3:3-7 Author: Isaac Watts, 1709, alt. Composer: John Day, 1562 1st Published in: _Psalter_ Tune: "St. Flavian" ______________________________________________________________________ This text was converted to ascii format for Project Wittenberg by Marilyn F. Gardner and is in the public domain. You may freely distribute, copy or print this text. Please direct any comments or suggestions to: Rev. Robert E. Smith of the Walther Library at Concordia Theological Seminary. E-mail: bob_smith@ctsfw.edu Surface Mail: 6600 N. Clinton St., Ft. Wayne, IN 46825 USA Phone: (219) 452-2148 Fax: (219) 452-2126 ______________________________________________________________________