God is love.
1 John 4:8
Words: James Holme, Leisure Musings and Devotional Meditations 1835.
Music: Arfon French & Welsh tune, arranged by Hugh Davies, circa 1906 (🔊 pdf nwc).
If you know where to get a good picture of Holme or Davies (head & shoulders, at least 200×300 pixels),
God, my Father, hear me pray,
Wash my crimson guilt away;
Wretched, helpless, lost, undone,
Hear me for Thy blessèd Son.
Lord, unnumbered sins are mine,
But eternal love is Thine.
God, my Savior, look on me;
All my guilt I cast on Thee!
Give my troubled spirit peace;
Bid my fears and sorrows cease.
Lord, unnumbered sins are mine,
But eternal love is Thine.
God, my comforter, my light,
Strengthen me with holy might;
Make Thy dwelling in my heart;
Faith and joy and hope impart.
Lord, unnumbered sins are mine,
But eternal love is Thine.
Blessèd, glorious Trinity!
Holy, everlasting Three!
Hear, O hear my earnest prayer!
And my soul for Heaven prepare!
Lord, unnumbered sins are mine,
But eternal love is Thine.