Hymn · Psalm 51
Prayer for Pardon and Cleansing
AULD LANG SYNE · 8.6.8.6.D · words from The Psalter, 1912 · music Scottish traditional
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1.O God, according to Thy grace
Be merciful to me,
In Thy abounding love blot out
All my iniquity;
O wash me wholly from my guilt
And make me clean within,
For my transgressions I confess,
I ever see my sin.
2.Against Thee only have I sinned,
Done evil in Thy sight;
Lord, in Thy judgment Thou art just,
And in thy sentence right.
Behold, in evil I was formed,
And I was born in sin,
But Thou wilt make me wise in heart,
Thou seekest truth within.
3.From all pollution make me clean,
Yea, whiter than the snow;
O let my broken heart rejoice
And gladness make me know;
Blot out all my iniquities,
And hide my sins from view;
Create in me a spirit right,
O God, my heart renew.
4.From out Thy presence cast me not,
Thy face no more to see;
Thy Holy Spirit and His grace
Take not away from me.
Restore me Thy salvation's joy,
My willing heart uphold;
Then sinners shall be turned to Thee
When I Thy ways unfold.
Try these words on another tune
- ST. URSULA — Frederick Westlake
- FOREST GREEN — English traditional
- KINGSFOLD — English traditional
Other words for this tune
- Psalm 119:65-72 (Tet) — Scottish Psalter, 1650; rev. #doreancon, 2026
- All Nature's Works His Praise Declare — Henry Ware, Jr.
- Delight in the House of God — The Psalter, 1912
- Fountain of Never Ceasing Grace — Augustus Montague Toplady
- Longings for Sanctuary Fellowship — The Psalter, 1912
- Lord, Who at Cana's Wedding Feast — Adelaide Thrupp
- Our Glorious King — The Psalter, 1912
- Psalm 119:33-40 (He) — Scottish Psalter, 1650; rev. #doreancon, 2026
- Psalm 119:73-80 (Yod) — Scottish Psalter, 1650; rev. #doreancon, 2026
- Psalm 119:81-88 (Kaf) — Scottish Psalter, 1650; rev. #doreancon, 2026
- The Goodness of God Proved — The Psalter, 1912
- The Mercy of God Besought — The Psalter, 1912
- The Obligations of Grace — The Psalter, 1912
- Thine Arm, O Lord, in Days of Old — Edward H. Plumptre
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