Adventist Pioneer Library

The Sinner — Repentance and Acceptance

We stand in deep repentance

  • No. 463
  • Words Ray Palmer.
  • 5 stanzas
  • Words only in the original

Words

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1

We stand in deep repentance,Before thy throne of love;O God of grace, forgive us,The stain of guilt remove.

2

Behold us while with weepingWe lift our eyes to thee;And all our sins subduing,Our Father, set us free!

3

O, shouldst thou from the fallenWithhold thy grace to guide,Forever we should wander,From thee, and peace, aside.

4

Our souls—on thee we cast them,Our only refuge thou!Thy cheering words revive us,When pressed with grief we bow.

5

Thou bearest the trusting spiritUpon thy loving breast,And givest all thy ransomedA sweet, unending rest.

About this hymn

As printed Words only. As printed: hymn number «463» (large) in the right column of p. 149, below hymn 462 («Frederick Whitefield.»), with NO reference line (no tune numbers are printed for this hymn); it ends at the foot of the column with «Ray Palmer.» in italics. The first word «WE» is set in capitals and small capitals. The print sets a thin space before «;» and «!» («love ;», «thee;», «free !», «thou !»); it is closed up here. Spelling, punctuation and capitals are the print's («Forever», «Withhold», the dash in «souls—on»). Lines 2 and 4 of each stanza are indented in the print. No meter is printed (the text is 7s & 6s, 7.6.7.6).

Source
The Seventh-day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book (Battle Creek: Review & Herald, 1886/1888)
Where
The Sinner — Repentance and Acceptance · No. 463 · printed page 149
Checked
lyrics verified (fork reading; parent check pending) · 2026-10-01