SHEW PITY, LORD
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The Melody by J. Roby; the Harmonies varied by V. Novello.
[Extracted, by permission, from the Congregational and Chorister's Psalm and Hymn-Book. Dufour, Piccadilly.]
Shew pity, Lord! O Lord, forgive; Let a repenting rebel live. Are not thy mercies large and free? May not a sinner trust in Thee? My lips with shame my sins confess. Against thy law, against thy grace; Lord, should thy judgment grow severe, I am condemned, but Thou art clear. Yet save a humbling sinner, Lord, Whose hope, still hovering round thy word, Would light on some sweet promise there, Some sure support against despair.