Hymns, Selected and Original ‎#302

302. Oh that the Lord would hear my cry

1 Oh that the Lord would hear my cry,
And stay his anger lest I die!
Thy wrath is just--yet, oh, forgive!
And let a mourning sinner live.

2 In all my frame, without, within,
I feel the sad effects of sin;
How long, my God, must I complain,
And deprecate thy wrath in vain?

3 Oh, should I die depriv'd of thee?
What being else can succour me?
Thy frowns would rend my soul in death,
And sink it to the depths beneath.

4 Ye darling sins, that plague me so,
The greatest enemies I know,
Depart--for God hath heard my pray'r,
And will not let me long despair.

5 No;--I shall yet his goodness bless;
And when this transient life shall pass,
Then, full of glory, I shall prove
He can be just, and sinners love.

Text Information

• First Line: Oh that the Lord would hear my cry
• Meter: L. M.
• Publication Date: 1828
• Scripture:
  Psalm 6
• Topic: Prayer of a penitent; Supplication for the divine mercy

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