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%OHSCRIP Eph 1:7-10, Job 33:22-28, Rom 5:19, Mt 26:28, Zech 9:11, Heb 9:12-15, 1Pt 1:17-19
%OHTOPICS {Art and Music [4]}, {Aspiration [5-8]}, {Assurance [8]}, {Atonement [1-3]}, {Blood [1,8]}, {Brevity of Life [8]}, {Christian Life}, {Contrition [1]}, {Example, Christ's [5-8]}, {Following Jesus, In Action [7]}, {Following Jesus, In Faith [6,8]}, {Following Jesus, Sanctification [5]}, {Forgiveness [3]}, {God, Mercy of [2]}, {Gratitude}, {Kindness, God's}, {Kindness, Ours [7]}, {Patience [6]}, {Salvation}, {Sinners}, {Temptation [5]}
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%OHMETRICAL 7 6 7 6 8 7 6
%OHCOMPLEXITY 3
%OHCOMPOSER Praetorius, Michael (1571-1621)
%OHARRANGER unknown
%OHAUTHOR Gesenius, Justus (1601-1673)
%OHTRANSLATOR Mercer, William (1811-1873)
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X: 1
T: O Lord, When Condemnation
T: (also known as O Lord, When My Sins Grieve Me or When Guilt and Shame Are Raising
T: or When O'er My Sins and Sorrow or When Sorrow and Remorse)
C: Words: Justus Gesenius, 1646. Translated by William Mercer, 1857.
C: Music: 'Wenn Mein Sünd' Michael Praetorius, 1609.  Setting: "Mehrstimmiges Choralbuch", 1906.
C: copyright: public domain.  This score is a part of the Open Hymnal Project, 2026 Revision.
S: Music source: "Mehrstimmiges Choralbuch", 1906 Hymn 177 (page 140)
S: Lyrics source: "The Lutheran Hymnary", 1913 Hymn 281
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w: 1.~O Lord, when con- dem- na- tion And guilt op- press my soul, * 
w: 2.~O won- der pas- sing mea- sure To faith's en- ligh- tened eye! * 
w: 3.~My sins rise up to hea- ven, And count- less is their lost; * 
w: 4.~Hence- forth my heart shall bless Thee Whilst here its pul- ses move; * 
w: 5.~Lord, let Thy bit- ter pas- sion My soul with strength in- spire * 
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w: Then let Thy bit- ter pas- sion The ri- sing storm con- trol: * 
w: For slaves it was the plea- sure Of their own Lord to die! *
w: But Christ Him- self hath gi- ven, And paid the migh- ty cost: * 
w: Its songs of praise add- ress Thee For all Thy dy- ing love: * 
w: To flee with in- dig- na- tion All sin- ful, low de- sire: * 
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w: Re- mind me that Thy blood was spilt For me, O most 
w: The migh- ty God stoops from on high For me, lost, ruin- 
w: Since then on Him my sins were laid, Of hell and all 
w: Thy wrongs and last deep a- go- ny Shall be my me- 
w: Ah! ne- ver would I, Lord, for- get The great- ness of 
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w: un- wor- * thy! To take a- way my guilt. * 
w: ed cre- * ature, And deigns as man to die. * 
w: its tor- * ments, I am no more a- fraid. * 
w: di- ta- * tion Till I am called to Thee. * 
w: that ran- * som Which paid my end- less debt. *
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%% 6. Should earthly griefs assail me, 
%% \t\t\tIf need be, shame and scorn, 
%% \t\t\tLet patience never fail me 
%% \t\t\tTo bear as Thou hast borne: 
%% \t\t\tGrant that the world I may forsake, 
%% \t\t\tAnd Thee for my example, 
%% \t\t\tOh! may I daily take. 
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%% 7. Still let me do to others 
%% \t\t\tAs Thou hast done to me, 
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%% \t\t\tTheir willing servant be: 
%% \t\t\tO may I never seek my own, 
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%% \t\t\tWith purest love alone. 
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%% 8. At length when I am bidden 
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%% \t\t\tRelying then upon Thy blood, 
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