Adventist Pioneer Library

The Christian — Unfaithfulness Lamented

Oh, turn, great Ruler of the skies

  • No. 570
  • Words James Merrick.
  • 3 stanzas
  • Words only in the original

Words

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1

Oh, turn, great Ruler of the skies!Turn from my sin thy searching eyes;Nor let the offenses of my handWithin thy book recorded stand.

2

Give me a will to thine subdued,A conscience pure, a soul renewed;Nor let me, wrapt in endless gloom,An outcast from thy presence roam.

3

O, let thy Spirit to my heartOnce more his quickening aid impart;My mind from every fear release,And soothe my troubled thoughts to peace.

About this hymn

As printed Words only. As printed: hymn number «570» (large) in the left column of p. 186, below hymn 569; reference line «316, 101. 19,» in italic figures beside it (sing to the tune of hymn 316, 101 or 19 — the line has a period after «101» and ends with a comma, as printed); three stanzas numbered «1»–«3» without periods (written «1.»–«3.» here, as in the other deliveries of this book); «James Merrick.» in italics at the end. The first word «OH» is set as a capital O followed by «H» in small capitals. All four lines of each stanza are set flush (no alternating indentation). The print sets a thin space before «!» and «;» («skies !», «eyes ;», «renewed ;», «impart ;»); it is closed up here. Spelling («offenses», «wrapt», «quickening») and capitals are the print's. No meter is printed (the text is L. M., 8.8.8.8).

Source
The Seventh-day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book (Battle Creek: Review & Herald, 1886/1888)
Where
The Christian — Unfaithfulness Lamented · No. 570 · printed page 186
Checked
lyrics verified (fork reading; parent check pending) · 2026-10-01