My Sins Have Taken Such a Hold on Me

My sins have tak­en such a hold on me

I am not able to look up to Thee;

Lord

I re­pent; ac­cept my tears and grief:

But Thou hast tak­en all my sins away

And I in Thee dare now look up and pray:

Lord

I be­lieve; help Thou mine un­be­lief.

Of nights un­hal­lowed

and of sin­ful days

Of care­less thoughts and words and works and way

Lord

I re­pent; ac­cept my tears and grief:

And in the life which doth with­in me live

And the for­giv­eness which can all for­give

Lord

I be­lieve; help Thou mine un­be­lief.

Of self­ish­ness which makes the soul un­just

Envy and strife and ev­ery sin­ful lust

Lord

I re­pent; ac­cept my tears and grief:

And in the blood

which doth my par­don plead

The truth and love

which for me in­ter­cede

Lord

I be­lieve; help Thou mine un­be­lief.

Of sins that as a cloud have hid Thy face

Of Thy care slight­ed

and thy griev­èd grace

Lord

I re­pent; ac­cept my tears and grief:

In Love

that puts sin’s en­vi­ous veil aside

Rending the veil of flesh which for me died

Lord

I be­lieve

help Thou mine un­be­lief.

For sin I mourn

the sin that gave Thee pain;

Thine was the bur­den

mine alone the stain;

Lord

I re­pent; ac­cept my tears and grief:

Christ is my joy; and out of all dis­tress

He doth de­li­ver with His right­eous­ness:

Lord

I be­lieve

help Thou mine un­be­lief.