Hymns, Selected and Original ‎#250

250. O for that tenderness of heart

1 O for that tenderness of heart
Which bows before the Lord,
Acknowledges how just thou art,
And trembles at thy word!

2 O for those humble contrite tears
Which from repentance flow,
That consciousness of guilt, which fears
The long suspended blow!

3 Saviour, to me in pity give
The sensible distress,
The pledge thou wilt at last receive,
And bid me die in peace!

4 Wilt from the dreadful day remove
Before the evil come,
My spirit hide with saints above,
My body in the tomb.

Text Information

• First Line: O for that tenderness of heart
• Meter: S. M.
• Publication Date: 1828
• Scripture:
  2 Kings 22:19
• Topic: For true repentance; Penitence of the awakened sinner: Prayer for penitence

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