1. Almighty Lord Before Thy throne Thy mourning people bend: Tis on Thy grace in Christ alone Our failing hopes depend.
2. Dark judgments, from Thy heavy hand, Thy dreadful pow'r display; Yet mercy spares our guilty land, And still we live to pray.
3. How changed, alas! are truths divine For error guilt and shame! What imp'ous numbers, bold in sin, Disgrace the Christian name!
4. O turn us, turn us, mighty Lord! Convert us by Thy grace; Then shall our hearts obey Thy Word, And see again Thy face.
5. Then, should oppressing foes invade, We will not yield to fear, Secure of all sufficient aid, When God in Christ is near.
Words: Anne Steele, 1756.
Music: 'Burford (Purcell)' attr. Henry Purcell, first known printing 1718.
Setting: "Evangelical Lutheran Hymn-Book", 1931.
copyright: public domain. This score is a part of the Open Hymnal Project, 2026 Revision.
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