O God, According to Thy Grace

O God

ac­cord­ing to Thy grace

Be mer­ci­ful to me;

In Thy ab­ound­ing love blot out

All my ini­qui­ty;

O wash me whol­ly from my guilt

And make me clean with­in

For my trans­gress­ions I con­fess

I ev­er see my sin.

Against Thee on­ly have I sinned

Done ev­il in Thy sight;

Lord

in Thy judg­ment Thou art just

And in Thy sen­tence right.

Behold

in ev­il I was formed

And I was born in sin

But Thou wilt make me wise in heart

Thou seek­est truth with­in.

From all pol­lu­tion make me clean

Yea

whit­er than the snow;

O let my brok­en heart re­joice

And glad­ness make me know;

Blot out all my ini­qui­ties

And hide my sins from view;

Create in me a spir­it right

O God

my heart re­new.

From out Thy pre­sence cast me not

Thy face no more to see;

Thy Ho­ly Spir­it and His grace

Take not away from me.

Restore me Thy sal­va­tion’s joy

My will­ing heart up­hold;

Then sin­ners shall be turned to Thee

When I Thy ways un­fold.