"O Thou that Hear'st when Sinners Cry" by Isaac Watts, 1674-1748 Text From: THE HANDBOOK TO THE LUTHERAN HYMNAL (St. Louis: Concordia Publishing House, 1942)p.232 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 memory 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. Though I have grieved Thy Spirit, Lord, His help and comfort still afford And let me now come near Thy throne To plead the merits of Thy Son. 5. A broken heart, my God, my King, Is all the sacrifice I bring. Look down, O Lord, with pitying eye And save the soul condemned to die. 6. Oh, may Thy love inspire my tongue Salvation shall be all my song; And all my powers shall join to bless The Lord, my Strength and Righteousness. _______________________________________ Notes: Hymn #325 from _The Handbook to the Lutheran Hymnal_ Text: Ps. 51 Author: Isaac Watts, 1719, cento, alt. Arranged by: Lowell Mason, 1824 Tune: "Hamburg" Based on First Gregorian Chant ______________________________________________________________ This text was converted to ascii format for Project Wittenberg by Debbie Harris 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 "O Thou that Hear'st when Sinners Cry" by Isaac Watts, 1674-1748 Text From: THE HANDBOOK TO THE LUTHERAN HYMNAL (St. Louis: Concordia Publishing House, 1942)p.232 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 memory 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. Though I have grieved Thy Spirit, Lord, His help and comfort still afford And let me now come near Thy throne To plead the merits of Thy Son. 5. A broken heart, my God, my King, Is all the sacrifice I bring. Look down, O Lord, with pitying eye And save the soul condemned to die. 6. Oh, may Thy love inspire my tongue Salvation shall be all my song; And all my powers shall join to bless The Lord, my Strength and Righteousness. _______________________________________ Notes: Hymn #325 from _The Handbook to the Lutheran Hymnal_ Text: Ps. 51 Author: Isaac Watts, 1719, cento, alt. Arranged by: Lowell Mason, 1824 Tune: "Hamburg" Based on First Gregorian Chant ______________________________________________________________ This text was converted to ascii format for Project Wittenberg by Debbie Harris 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 ______________________________________________________________