A Penitent Pleading for Pardon

Verse 1

Show pity, Lord, O Lord, forgive, Prepare me, Lord, to die. Let a repenting rebel live, Prepare me, Lord, to die.

Chorus

Will the waters by chilly? Will the waters by chilly? Will the waters by chilly? When I am called to die.

Verse 2

Are not Thy mercies large and free? Prepare me, Lord, to die. May not a sinner trust in Thee? Prepare me, Lord, to die.

Verse 3

My sins are great, but don’t surpass, Prepare me, Lord, to die. The pow’r and glory of Thy grace, Prepare me, Lord, to die.

Verse 4

Great God, thy nature hath no bound, Prepare me, Lord, to die. So let Thy pard’ning love be found, Prepare me, Lord, to die.