O Lord! I come once more to Thee,
To seek Thy smile of peace;
From all the pow­ers of sin I flee,
From all its ways I’d cease.
A thou­sand ear­nest vows I’ve made,
And brok­en ev­ery one,
But let me plead the pre­cious blood
Of Thy be­lov­èd Son.

Refrain

O Sav­ior! help me to be­lieve,
Believe, and sin no more;
Nor e’er, again, Thy Spir­it grieve,
But love Thee ev­er­more.

When I re­mem­ber all my sin
Against Thy law and grace,
And see how false my heart has been,
I fear to seek Thy face;
My trem­bling soul sinks in des­pair
Beneath the hea­vy load;
All faith is tak­en from my pray­er;
I stand con­demned of God.

Refrain

Let not the foe my heart de­ceive,
Forgiveness is in store;
O let me now look up, be­lieve,
Believe, and sin no more!
Thy Word de­mands of fee­ble dust
Forgiveness full and free,
And sure­ly, Thou who art so just
Will ful­ly par­don me.

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