Meter: 6.6.8.6 Appears in 185 hymnals Lyrics: 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. Topics: For true repentance; Penitence of the awakened sinner Prayer for penitence Scripture: 2 Kings 22:19
O for that tenderness of heart