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Guilt of Conscience and Relief; or Repentance and Prayer for Pardon and Health

Appears in 60 hymnals Topics: Guilt of Conscience relieved; Guilt of Conscience relieved First Line: Amidst thy wrath remember love Lyrics: 1 Amidst thy wrath remember love, Restore thy servant, Lord, Nor let a Father’s chastening prove Like an avenger’s sword. 2 Thine arrows stick within my heart, My flesh is sorely prest; Between the sorrow and the smart My spirit finds no rest. 3 My sins a heavy load appear, And o’er my head are gone; Too heavy they for me to bear, Too hard for me t’atone. 4 My thoughts are like a troubled sea, That sinks my comforts down; And I go mourning all the day Beneath my Father’s frown. 5 Lord, I am weaken'd and dismay'd, None of my powers are whole; My wounds with piercing anguish bleed, The anguish of my soul. 6 All my desire to thee are known, Thine eye counts every tear, And every sigh and every groan Is notic'd by thine ear. 7 Thou art my God, my only hope; My God will hear my cry, My God will bear my spirit up When Satan bids me die. 8 My foes rejoice whene'er I slide, To see my virtue fail; They raise their pleasure and their pride, Whene'er their wiles prevail. 9 But I’ll confess my guilty ways, And grieve for all my sin; I’ll mourn how weak the seeds of grace, And beg support divine. 10 My God, forgive my follies past, And be forever nigh; O Lord of my salvation haste, Before thy servant die. Scripture: Psalm 38

Original and actual Sin confessed and pardoned

Appears in 49 hymnals Topics: Guilt of Conscience relieved; Guilt of Conscience relieved First Line: Lord, I would spread my sore distress Lyrics: 1 Lord, I would spread my sore distress And guilt before thine eyes; Against thy laws, against thy grace, How high my crimes arise! 2 Should'st thou condemn my soul to hell, And crush my flesh to dust, Heaven would approve thy vengeance well, And earth must own it just. 3 I from the stock of Adam came, Unholy and unclean; All my original is shame, And all my nature sin. 4 Born in a world of guilt, I drew Contagion with my breath; And as my days advanc'd, I grew A juster prey for death. 5 Cleanse me, O Lord, and cheer my soul With thy forgiving love; Oh make my broken spirit whole, And bid my pains remove. 6 Let not thy spirit e'er depart, Nor drive me from thy face; Create a-new my vicious heart, And fill it with thy grace. 7 Then will I make thy mercy known Before the sons of men; Backsliders shall address thy throne, And turn to God again. Scripture: Psalm 51:3-13

A guilty Conscience eased by Confession and Pardon

Appears in 44 hymnals Topics: Guilt of Conscience relieved; Guilt of Conscience relieved First Line: While I keep silence and conceal Lyrics: 1 While I keep silence and conceal My heavy guilt within my heart, What torments doth my conscience feel! What agonies of inward smart! 2 I spread my sins before the Lord, And all my secret faults confess; Thy gospel speaks a pardoning word, Thine holy spirit seals the grace. 3 For this shall every humble soul Make swift addresses to thy seat: When floods of huge temptations roll, There shall they find a blest retreat. 4 How safe beneath thy wings I lie, When days grow dark and storms appear? And when I walk, thy watchful eye, Shall guide me safe from every snare. Scripture: Psalm 32

Original and actual Sin confessed

Appears in 217 hymnals Topics: Guilt of Conscience relieved; Guilt of Conscience relieved First Line: Lord, I am vile, conceiv'd in sin Lyrics: 1 Lord, I am vile, conceiv'd in sin, And born unholy and unclean; Sprung from the man whose guilty fall Corrupts the race, and taints us all. 2 Soon as we draw our infant breath, The seeds of sin grow up for death; Thy law demands a perfect heart; But we're defil'd in every part. 3 [Great God, create my heart a-new, And form my spirit pure and true; Oh make me wise betimes to spy My danger and my remedy.] 4 Behold I fall before thy face; My only refuge is thy grace; No outward forms can make me clean; The leprosy lies deep within. 5 No bleeding bird, nor bleeding beast, Nor hyssop-branch, nor sprinkling priest, Nor running brook, nor flood, nor sea, Can wash the dismal stain away. 6 Jesus, my God, thy blood alone Hath power sufficient to attone; Thy blood can make me white as snow; No Jewish types could cleanse me so. 7 While guilt disturbs and breaks my peace, Nor flesh nor soul hath rest or ease; Lord, let me hear thy pardoning voice, And make my broken heart rejoice. Scripture: Psalm 51

A Penitent pleading for Pardon

Appears in 785 hymnals Topics: Guilt of Conscience relieved; Guilt of Conscience relieved First Line: Shew pity, Lord, O Lord, forgive Lyrics: 1 Shew pity, Lord, O Lord, forgive, Let a repenting rebel live; Are not thy mercies large and free? May not a sinner trust in thee? 2 My crimes are great, but can't surpass The power and glory of thy grace: Great God, thy nature hath no bound, So let thy pardoning love be found? 3 Oh wash my soul from every sin, And make my guilty conscience clean; Here on my heart the burden lies, And past offenses pain mine eyes. 4 My lips with shame my sins confess Against thy law, against thy grace; Lord, should thy judgment grow severe, I am condemn'd, but thou art clear. 5 Should sudden vengeance seize my breath, I must pronounce thee just in death; And if my soul were sent to hell, Thy righteous law approves it well. 6 Yet save a trembling sinner, Lord, Whose hope, still hovering round thy word, Would light on some sweet promise there, Some sure support against despair. Scripture: Psalm 51

The Backslider restored; or, Repentance and Faith in the Blood of Christ

Appears in 342 hymnals Topics: Guilt of Conscience relieved; Guilt of Conscience relieved First Line: O thou that hear'st when sinners cry Lyrics: 1 O thou that hear'st when sinners cry, Though all my crimes before thee lie, Behold them not with angry look, But blot their memory from thy book. 2 Create my nature pure within, And form my soul averse to sin: Let thy good spirit ne'er depart, Nor hide thy presence from my heart. 3 I cannot live without thy light, Cast out and banish'd from thy sight: Thine holy joys, my God, restore, And guard me, that I fall no more. 4 Though I have griev'd thy spirit, Lord, His help and comfort still afford, And let a wretch come near thy throne, To plead the merits of thy Son. 5 A broken heart, my God, my King, Is all the sacrifice I bring; The God of grace will ne'er despise A broken heart for sacrifice. 6 My soul lies humbled in the dust, And owns thy dreadful sentence just; Look down, O Lord, with pitying eye, And save the soul condemn'd to die. 7 Then will I teach the world thy ways; Sinners shall learn thy sovereign grace; I'll lead them to my Saviour's blood, And they shall praise a pardoning God. 8 O may thy love inspire my tongue! Salvation shall be all my song; And all my powers shall join to bless The Lord my strength and righteousness. Scripture: Psalm 51

Pardoning Grace

Appears in 70 hymnals Topics: Guilt of Conscience relieved; Guilt of Conscience relieved First Line: Out of the deeps of long distress Lyrics: 1 Out of the deeps of long distress, The borders of despair, I sent my cries to seek thy grace, My groans to move thine ear. 2 Great God, should thy severer eye, And thine impartial hand, Mark and revenge iniquity, No mortal flesh could stand. 3 But there are pardons with my God, For crimes of high degree! Thy Son has bought them with his blood To draw us near to thee. 4 [I wait for thy salvation, Lord, With strong desires I wait; My soul, invited by thy word Stands watching at thy gate.] 5 [Just as the guards that keep the night Long for the morning skies, Watch the first beams of breaking light, And meet them with their eyes. 6 So waits my soul to see thy grace And more intent than they, Meets the first openings of thy face, And finds a brighter day.] 7 Then in the Lord let Israel trust, Let Israel seek his face; The Lord is good as well as just, And plenteous is his grace. 8 There’s full redemption at his throne, For sinners long enslav'd; The great Redeemer is his son: And Israel shall be sav'd. Scripture: Psalm 130

Pardoning Grace

Appears in 105 hymnals Topics: Guilt of Conscience relieved; Guilt of Conscience relieved First Line: From deep distress and troubled thoughts Lyrics: 1 From deep distress and troubled thoughts, To thee, my God, I rais'd my cries: If thou severely mark our faults, No flesh can stand before thine eyes. 2 But thou hast built thy throne of grace Free to dispense thy pardons there, That sinners may approach thy face, And hope, and love, as well as fear. 3 As the benighted pilgrims wait, And long and wish for breaking day, So waits my soul before thy gate; When will my God his face display! 4 My trust is fix'd upon thy word, Nor shall I trust thy word in vain: Let mourning souls address the Lord, And find relief from all their pain. 5 Great is his love, and large his grace, Through the redemption of his Son: He turns our feet from sinful ways, And pardons what our hands have done. Scripture: Psalm 130

Free Pardon and sincere Obedience; or, Confession and Forgivness

Appears in 25 hymnals Topics: Guilt of Conscience relieved; Guilt of Conscience relieved First Line: How blest the man to whom his God Lyrics: 1 How blest the man to whom his God No more imputes his sin, But wash'd in the Redeemer's blood Hath made his garments clean! 2 And blest beyond expression he, Whose debts are thus discharg'd; And from the guilty bondage free He feels his soul enlarg'd. 3 His spirit hates deceit and lies, His words are all sincere: He guards his heart, he guards his eyes, To keep his conscience clear. 4 While I my inward guilt supprest, No quiet could I find; Thy wrath lay burning in my breast, And rack'd my tortur'd mind. 5 Then I confess'd my troubled thoughts, My secret sins reveal'd, Thy pardoning grace forgave my faults, Thy grace my pardon seal'd. 6 This shall invite thy saints to pray; When like a raging flood Temptations rise, our strength and stay Is a forgiving God. Scripture: Psalm 32

Forgiveness of Sins upon Confession

Appears in 190 hymnals Topics: Guilt of Conscience relieved First Line: O blessed Souls are they Lyrics: 1 O blessed Souls are they Whose Sins are cover'd o'er! Divinely blest, to whom the Lord Imputes their Guilt no more. 2 They mourn their Follies past, And keep their Hearts with Care; Their Lips and Lives, without Deceit, Shall prove their Faith sincere. 3 While I conceal'd my Guilt, I felt the fest'ring Wound; Till I confess'd my Sins to thee, And ready Pardon found. 4 Let Sinners learn to pray, Let Saints keep near the Throne; Our Help in Times of deep Distress, Is found in GOD alone. Scripture: Psalm 32