The Works of the Reverend and Learned Isaac Watts, D. D. Containing, besides his Sermons, and Essays on miscellaneous subjects, several additional pieces, Selected from his Manuscripts by the Rev. Dr. Jennings, and the Rev. Dr. Doddridge, in 1753: to which are prefixed, memoirs of the life of the author, compiled by the Rev. George Burder. In six volumes |
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PSALM 130. (L. M.) Pardoning Grace.
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From deep distress and troubled thoughts,To thee, my God, I rais'd my cries;
If thou severely mark our faults,
No flesh can stand before thine eyes.
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But thou hast built thy throne of grace,Free to dispense thy pardons there,
That sinners may approach thy face,
And hope and love, as well as fear.
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As the benighted pilgrims wait,And long, and wish for breaking day,
So waits my soul before thy gate;
When will my God his face display?
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My trust is fix'd upon thy word,Nor shall I trust thy word in vain:
Let mourning souls address the Lord
And find relief from all their pain.
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Great is his love, and large his grace,Thro' the redemption of his Son:
He turns our feet from sinful ways,
And pardons what our hands have done.
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