Psalm 51:1-8

Tune: "Rock of Ages"

1 God be merciful to me;

On Thy grace I rest my plea;
In Thy vast abounding grace,

My transgressions all erase.
2 Wash me wholly from my sin;

Cleanse from every ill within.

3 For my sins before me rise,

Ever present to my eyes.
4 I have sinned 'gainst Thee alone,

In Thy sight this evil done;
That Thy judgment may be clear,

And Thy sentence just appear.

5 Lo, brought forth was I in sin;

When conceived I was unclean.
6 Lo, Thou dost desire to find

Truth sincere within the mind:
And Thou wilt within my heart

Wisdom unto me impart.

7 Then with hyssop sprinkle me,

And from sin I clean shall be.
Wash me from its stain, and, lo,

I shall whiter be than snow.
8 Make me hear joy's cheering voice;

Make my broken bones rejoice.