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No, not despairingly

Horatius Bonar (1866) • English

Primary Scripture: Psalm 51:7

Verse 1

No, not despairingly come I to Thee; no, not distrustingly bend I the knee; sin hath gone over me, yet is this still my plea, Jesus hath died.

Verse 2

Ah! Mine iniquity crimson has been, infinite, infinite, sin upon sin; sin of not loving Thee, sin of not trusting Thee, infinite sin.

Verse 3

Lord, I confess to Thee sadly my sin; all I am, tell to Thee, all I have been; purge Thou my sin away, wash Thou my soul this day; Lord, make me clean.

Verse 4

Faithful and just art Thou, forgiving all; loving and kind art Thou when poor ones call; Lord, let the cleansing blood, blood of the Lamb of God, pass o'er my soul.

Verse 5

Then all is peace and light this soul within; thus shall I walk with Thee, the loved Unseen; leaning on Thee, my God, guided along the road, nothing between.

Scripture References

Reference 1

  • psalms 51:7

Reference 2

  • psalms 65:3

Reference 3

  • isaiah 1:25

Reference 4

  • matthew 8:2

Reference 5

  • mark 1:40

Reference 6

  • luke 5:12

Reference 7

  • john 6:37

Reference 8

  • 1-peter 1:8

Reference 9

  • 1-john 1:5

Reference 10

  • 1-john 1:7