Show pity, Lord, O Lord, forgive,
Let a repenting rebel live;
Are not Thy mercies large and free?
May not a sinner trust in Thee?

My crimes are great, but don't surpass
The pow'r and glory of Thy grace;
Great God, Thy nature hath no bound,
So let Thy pard'ning love be found.

Should sudden vengeance seize my breath,
I must pronounce Thee just in death;
And if my soul were sent to hell,
Thy righteous law approves it well.

Yet save a trembling sinner, Lord,
Whose hope, still hov'ring round Thy word,
Would light on some sweet promise there,
Some sure support against despair.

O depth of mercy! can it be
That mercy's still reserved for me?
Ah, can my God His wrath forbear,
And me the chief of sinners spare?