The phrase "The guilty" resonates through 5 hymns, touching hearts across generations.
The guilty
...Provided what Thou didst demand:
We take the guilty sinner’s name,
The guilty sinner’s Savior claim;...
Provided what Thou didst demand:
We take the guilty sinner’s name,
The guilty sinner’s Savior claim;
...Into Thy kind protection take;
Spare the guilty nation, Lord,
For Thy own mercy’s sake....
Into Thy kind protection take;
Spare the guilty nation, Lord,
For Thy own mercy’s sake.
...Advances swift as minutes fly
The guilty to surprise.
That eye which sees thro’ darkest shades...
Advances swift as minutes fly
The guilty to surprise.
That eye which sees thro’ darkest shades
...It spreads a sickly damp around,
And makes the guilty quake with fear.
Far from the utmost verge of day,...
It spreads a sickly damp around,
And makes the guilty quake with fear.
Far from the utmost verge of day,
...No way to shun impending ire;
Where shall the guilty hide,
Or the fierce day abide,...
No way to shun impending ire;
Where shall the guilty hide,
Or the fierce day abide,
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