O by all Thy pains and woe,
Suffered once for man below,
Bending from Thy throne on high,
Hear our solemn litany.
2 By Thy birth and early years,
By Thy human griefs and tears,
By Thy fasting and distress
In the lonely wilderness;
By Thy vict'ry in the hour
Of the subtle tempter's power;
Jesus, look with pitying eye;
Hear our solemn litany.
3 By Thine hour of dark despair,
By Thine agony of prayer,
By the purple robe of scorn,
By Thy wounds-Thy crown of thorn,
By Thy cross-Thy pangs and cries,
By Thy perfect sacrifice,
Jesus, look with pitying eye;
Hear our solemn litany.
4 By Thy deep expiring groan,
By the sealed sepulchral stone,
By Thy triumph o'er the grave,
By Thy power from death to save;
Mighty God, ascended Lord,
To Thy throne in heaven restored-
Prince and Savior, hear our cry,
Hear our solemn litany.
COME, my soul, thy suit prepare,
Jesus loves to answer prayer;
He Himself has bid thee pray,
Rise and ask without delay.
2 With my burden I begin:
Lord, remove my load of sin!
Let Thy blood, for sinners spilt,
Set my conscience free from guilt.
3 Lord! I come to Thee for rest,
Take possession of my breast;
There Thy sov'reign right maintain,
And without a rival reign.
4 Show me what I have to do,
Ev'ry hour my strength renew;
Let me live a life of faith,
Let me die Thy people's death.
JESUS sinners will receive,
When they fall contrite before Him,
When His teachings they believe,
And with new life will adore Him:
Blessed He who can believe
Jesus sinners doth receive!
2 Jesus sinners will receive!
Hence will I not grow faint-hearted,
Though my sins me sorely grieve,
And all peace from me have parted;
Still this trust will e'er relieve:
Jesus sinners doth receive.
3 Jesus sinners will receive!
What, though Satan's rage assail me?
I of Him ask no reprieve,
This assurance will avail me;
I am safe while I believe:
Jesus sinners doth receive.
4 Jesus sinners will receive!
On His pastures, so delightful,
Every lamb may feed and live,
Though the Pharisees grow spiteful;
Even they this witness give:
Jesus sinners doth receive!
5 Jesus sinners will receive!
This sweet comfort shall then cheer me;
Thereto shall my faith e'er cleave,
Nevermore then need I fear me;
O how blest, I will not grieve!
Jesus sinners doth receive!
EA, as I live, Jehovah saith,
I do not wish the sinner's death,
But that He turn from error's ways,
Repent and live through endless days.
2 Hence Christ His foll'wers gave command:
Go forth and preach in every land;
Pardon to every soul extend
That mourns, believes, and will amend.
3 Whose sins soever ye remit, I truly pardon and acquit; Whose sins soever ye retain,
Condemned and guilty shall remain.
4 What ye shall bind, that bound shall be, What ye shall loose, that shall be free; To all alike the Keys are given
To ope and close the gates of heaven.
5 They who believe, when ye proclaim
The joyful tidings in my name,
That I for them my blood have shed,
Are free from guilt and judgment dread.
6 The words which absolution give
Are His who died that we might live;
The minister whom Christ has sent
Is but His humble instrument.
7 However great our sin may be,
The absolution sets us free,
Appointed by God's own dear Son
To bring the pardon He has won.
8 When ministers lay on their hands,
Absolved by Christ the sinner stands;
He who by grace the Word believes,
The purchase of His blood receives.
9 This is the Power of Holy Keys,
It binds and doth again release;
The Church retains them at her side,
Our Mother, and Christ's holy Bride.
10 Let those who stings of conscience bear, Whom sin would drive to dark despair,
To Jesus come with trustful mind
And peace in absolution find.
11 All praise, Eternal Son, to Thee,
For absolution full and free,
In which Thou showest forth Thy grace;
From false indulgence guard our race.
12 Praise God, the Father and the Son
And Holy Spirit, Three in One,
As 'twas, is now, and so shall be,
World without end, eternally.
FAITHFUL God, thanks be to Thee,
That Thou forgiv'st iniquity,
And helpest me in sin's distress,
And dost my soul and body bless.
2 By servant Thine Thou say'st to me:
"My child, thy sin 's forgiven thee!
Depart in peace, and sin no more,
And e'er my pard'ning grace adore."
3 Yea, Lord, we bless the wondrous grace
That granteth us this joyful peace;
It is through Jesus' precious blood
That we enjoy the heavenly good.
4 Now, Lord, us all Thy Spirit give,
Help us in holiness to live;
Preserve to us, till life is spent,
The Holy Word and Sacrament.
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