CONFESSION AND ABSOLUTION 325 O Thou that Hear’st when Sinners Cry L. M. Hamburg Ps. 51 Isaac Watts, 1719, cento, alt. Based on First Gregorian Chant Arr. by Lowell Mason, 1824 His Cast And Though it, Thy with ners light, in cry Lord, help out form all and and my my can I ate Thou live na hear’st have not my that 1 O Cre 4 Though 3 I 2 Spir out pure sin grieved Thy with ture when near God, ne’er an now joys, Spir not a come my it with Thy re de gry crimes soul ban com be still from verse fore Thy af to Thee fort ish And Thy Be me ly good them Let let ho Thy hold ford sight; sin; lie, plead that mer mem pres of their Thy me the ’ry ence I its from from fall look, part store throne blot hide guard But Nor And To men. A Thy Thy my no book. heart. more. Son. 5 A broken heart, my God, my King, Is all the sacrifice I bring. Look down, O Lord, with pitying eye And save the soul condemned to die. 6 Oh, may Thy love inspire my tongue Salvation shall be all my song; And all my pow’rs shall join to bless The Lord, my Strength and Righteousness.