Scripture Verse

Hear Thou from Heaven, and forgive the sin of Thy servants. 2 Chronicles 6:27

Introduction

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Samuel Wesley (1810–1876)

Words: Eli­za F. Mor­ris, The Voice and the Re­ply (Wor­ces­ter, Eng­land: 1858).

Music: Eter­ni­ty (Wes­ley) Sam­uel S. Wes­ley (1810–1876) (🔊 pdf nwc).

If you know where to get a good pic­ture of Mor­ris (head & shoul­ders, at least 200×300 pix­els),

Lyrics

God of pi­ty, God of grace,
When we hum­bly seek Thy face,
Bend from Heav’n, Thy dwell­ing place;
Hear, for­give, and save.

When we in Thy tem­ple meet,
Spread our wants be­fore Thy feet,
Pleading at Thy mer­cy seat,
Look from Heav’n and save.

When Thy love our hearts shall fill,
And we long to do Thy will,
Turning to Thy ho­ly hill,
Lord, ac­cept and save.

Should we wan­der from Thy fold,
And our love to Thee grow cold,
With a pi­ty­ing eye behold;
Lord, for­give and save.

Should the hand of sor­row press,
Earthly care and want dis­tress,
May our souls Thy peace pos­sess;
Jesus, hear and save.

And, whate’er our cry may be,
When we lift our hearts to Thee,
From our bur­den set us free;
Hear, for­give, and save.