Rejoicing in Forgiving Love

My soul

with hum­ble fer­vor raise

To God the voice of grate­ful praise;

And ev­ery men­tal pow­er com­bine

To bless His at­trib­utes di­vine.

Deep on my heart let me­mo­ry trace

His acts of mer­cy and of grace;

Who

with a fa­ther’s ten­der care

Saved me when sink­ing in des­pair:

Gave my re­pent­ant soul to prove

The joy of His for­giv­ing love;

Poured balm in­to my bleed­ing breast

And led my wea­ry feet to rest.