The Lutheran Hymnal ‎#318

318. Before Thee, God, Who Knowest All

1 Before Thee, God, who knowest all,
With grief and shame I prostrate fall.
I see my sins against Thee, Lord,
The sins of thought, of deed, and word.
They press me sore; I cry to Thee:
O God, be merciful to me!

2 O Lord, my God, to Thee I pray:
Oh, cast me not in wrath away!
Let Thy good Spirit ne'er depart,
But let Him draw to Thee my heart
That truly penitent I be:
O God, be merciful to me!

3 O Jesus, let Thy precious blood
Be to my soul a cleansing flood.
Turn not, O Lord, Thy guest away,
But grant that justified I may
Go to my house with peace from Thee:
O God, be merciful to me!

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: Before Thee, God, who knowest all
• Title: Before Thee, God, Who Knowest All
• German Title: Jeg staar for Gud, som alting ved
• Author: Magnus B. Landstad (1861)
• Translator: Carl Döving (1909)
• Meter: 8.8.8.8.8.8.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1941
• Scripture:
  Ezra 9:15
• Topic: Confession and Absolution

Tune Information

• Name: VATER UNSER
• Meter: 8.8.8.8.8.8.
• Key: g minor
• Source: "Geistliche Lieder," Leipzig, 1539