Psalm 51:1 First Part [Shew Pity, Lord, O Lord, Forgive]

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Title:     Psalm 51:1 First Part [Shew Pity, Lord, O Lord, Forgive]
Author: Isaac Watts [More Titles by Watts]

Psalm 51:1. First Part. L. M.
A penitent pleading for pardon.

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?

My crimes are great, but not surpass
The power and glory of thy grace;
Great God, thy nature hath no bound,
So let thy pardoning love be found.

O wash my Soul from every sin,
And make my guilty conscience clean;
Here on my heart the burden lies,
And past offences pain my eyes.

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.

Should sudden vengeance seize my breath,
I must pronounce thee just in death;
And if my soul were sent to hell,
Thy righteous law approves it well.

Yet save a trembling sinner, Lord,
Whose hope, still hovering round thy word,
Would light on some sweet promise there,
Some sure support against despair.

[The end]
Isaac Watts's poem: Psalm 51:1 First Part [Shew Pity, Lord, O Lord, Forgive]

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