Scripture Verse

For Thou, Lord, art good, and ready to forgive. Psalm 86:5

Introduction

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Fanny Crosby (1820–1915)

Words: Fan­ny Cros­by, in Roy­al Dia­dem, ed­it­ed by Ro­bert Low­ry & How­ard Doane (New York & Chi­ca­go, Il­li­nois: Big­low & Main, 1873), page 26.

Music: W. How­ard Doane (🔊 pdf nwc).

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Howard Doane (1832–1915)

Lyrics

Seal my heart with Thy for­give­ness,
Pledge of love and grace di­vine;
Make me now Thy child for­ev­er,
Consecrate me whol­ly Thine.

Refrain

Seal my heart with Thy for­give­ness, Lord;
Let me wear that pledge of love di­vine;
Make me now Thy child for­ev­er,
Consecrate me whol­ly Thine.

I have wan­dered, Lord, Thou know­est;
Far away my feet have strayed;
Yet, r­epent­ing, oh! re­ceive me;
On the cross my hope is stayed.

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Trembling, weep­ing, yet be­liev­ing,
Lo! I come, with this my plea:
Christ, the Sav­ior, died for sin­ners;
Christ, the Sav­ior, died for me.

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All I have is on Thy al­tar,
All my love with­out re­serve;
All I have I yield with plea­sure,
Every pow­er my God to serve.

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