Thy breast to beat, thy clothes to rend, Thy stubborn soul He bids thee bend O! let us then with heartfelt grief O righteous Judge, in mercy deign We pray for time to turn again, And grace to turn indeed. 39. Amen. O LORD! turn not Thy face away From him that lies prostrate, Which Thou dost open wide to those O shut it not against me, Lord, Call me not to a strict account How I have lived here, For then I know right well, O Lord, So come I to the throne of grace, C.M. Mercy, good Lord, mercy I ask, 40. FATHER, again in JESUS' Name we meet, 10s. Alas! unworthy of Thy boundless love, O, by His Name in whom all fulness dwells, 41. MINE eyes and my desire I love to plead His promises, When shall the sovereign grace S.M. Restore me from those dangerous ways O keep my soul from death, Nor put my hope to shame; For I have placed my only trust my Redeemer's Name. In With humble faith I wait 42. LORD, when we bend before Thy throne, And our confessions pour, Teach us to feel the sins we own, And hate what we deplore: Our broken spirits pitying see; True penitence impart; Then let a kindling glance from Thee When we disclose our wants in prayer, May we our wills resign, That is not wholly Thine; May faith each weak petition fill, And waft it to the skies; And teach our hearts 'tis goodness still 43. How shall a contrite spirit pray, A broken heart its grief make known, A weary wanderer find the way L.M. To peace and rest? Through Christ alone. Father, in Him we claim our part, O look on Thine anointed One; Thy gift in Him is all our plea, So while He intercedes above, 44. GOD of my salvation, hear, Yet to Thy wounds for refuge flee; Nothing have I, Lord, to pay, P.M. I, alas! no price can bring, From guilt and fear, O set me free; 45. O THOU, from whom all goodness flows, In all my sorrows, conflicts, woes, When on my aching, burden'd heart Thy pardon grant, Thy peace impart, When trials sore obstruct my way, And ills I cannot flee, Oh, let my strength be as my day, For good remember me! C.M. When worn with pain, disease, and grief, Give patience, rest, and kind relief, If on my face, for Thy loved Name, All hail reproach, and welcome shame, |