A Selection of Hymns, Used in the Parish Church, and the Church of the Holy Trinity, Ulverston/Hymn 89
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HYMN 89.
O Lord! turn not Thy face away
From him that lies prostrate,
Lamenting sore his sinful life,
Before Thy mercy gate;
Which Thou dost open wide to those
That do lament their sin;
O shut it not against me Lord,
But let me enter in.
Call me not to a strict account
How I have lived here;
For then I know full well, O Lord,
Most vile I shall appear.
So come I to the throne of grace,
Where mercy doth abound;
Desiring mercy for my sin,
To heal my deadly wound.
Mercy, good Lord, mercy I ask,
This is the total sum;
For mercy, Lord, is all my suit,
O let Thy mercy come.