Adventist Pioneer Library

The Christian — Unfaithfulness Lamented

O thou that hearest when sinners cry

  • No. 574
  • Words Isaac Watts.
  • 4 stanzas
  • Words only in the original

Words

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1

O thou that hearest when sinners cry,Though all my crimes before thee lie,Behold me not with angry look,But blot their memory from thy book.

2

Create my nature pure within,And form my soul averse to sin;Let thy good Spirit ne'er depart,Nor hide thy presence from my heart.

3

I cannot live without thy light,Cast out and banished from thy sight;Thy holy joys, my God, restore,And guard me, that I fall no more.

4

Though I have grieved thy Spirit, Lord,His help and comfort still afford;And let a sinner seek thy throne;To plead the merits of thy Son.

About this hymn

As printed Words only. As printed: hymn number «574» (large) in the left column of p. 187, under «Philip Doddridge.» of hymn 573, with the italic reference line «431, 314, 136.» (= sing to the tunes of hymns 431, 314 or 136) beside the number; four stanzas of four lines, numbered «1»–«4»; «Isaac Watts.» in italics after stanza 4, at the foot of the column. The words «O THOU» are set with «THOU» in small capitals. No meter is printed (the text is L. M., like the three reference tunes). The print sets a thin space before «;» («sin ;», «sight ;»); it is closed up here. Spelling («ne'er», «banished», «grieved»), punctuation and capitals («Spirit», «Son») are the print's; apostrophes are written straight.

Source
The Seventh-day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book (Battle Creek: Review & Herald, 1886/1888)
Where
The Christian — Unfaithfulness Lamented · No. 574 · printed page 187
Checked
lyrics verified (fork reading; parent check pending) · 2026-10-01