E. A. C. C. Hymnal #40
Display Title: Because I Knew Not First Line: Because I knew not when my life was good Tune Title: PEACE Author: Sarah Williams Date: 1963
E. A. C. C. Hymnal #40
1 Because I knew not when my life was good,
And when there was a light upon my path,
But turned my soul perversely to the dark,
O Lord, I do repent.
2 Because I held upon niy selfish road,
And left my brother wounded by the way,
And called ambition duty, and pressed on,
O Lord, I do repent.
3 Because I spent the strength Thou gavest me
In struggle which Thou never didst ordain,
And have imperfect life to offer Thee,
O Lord, I do repent.
4 Because I was impatient, would not wait,
And thrust my willful hand across Thy threads,
And marred the pattern drawn out for my life,
O Lord, I do repent.
Amen.
Source: The Hymnbook #274
First Line: | Because I knew not when my life was good |
Author: | Sarah Williams |
Language: | English |
Refrain First Line: | Lord, I do repent |
Copyright: | Public Domain |