Hymns for the Use of Families, 9

To — " Jesus, show us Thy salvation"

Giver of unfeign'd repentance,
Unto us Thy blessing give,
That we may the mortal sentence
In our guilty selves receive;
Sensible of our demerit,
May from every sin depart,
Offering up a troubled spirit,
Rendering Thee a broken heart.

From the evils which surround us
That we may this moment fly,
By a stroke of mercy wound us,
By Thy kind upbraiding eye:
Out of Thine obdurate creature
Thou the stony heart remove;
Cast the look that vanquish'd Peter,
Melt us down by dying love.

Let Thy dying love constrain us
Our ingratitude to mourn,
Let Thine unknown anguish pain us,
Till the wanderers return;
Fill our souls with sacred trouble,
Give us bitterly to weep,
All our burdens, Lord, redouble,
Sink us in the lowest deep.

From the pit of condemnation
When to Thee for help we cry.
Visit us with Thy salvation,
Show the open fountain nigh;
Show Thyself our bleeding Jesus,
All our sufferings to remove,
With Thy pardoning mercy bless us,
Bless us with Thy perfect love.