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  1. 1When rising from the bed of death,
  2. O’erwhelmed with guilt and fear,
  3. I see my Maker face to face,
  4. O how shall I appear?
  5. 2If yet, while pardon may be found,
  6. And mercy may be sought,
  7. My heart with inward horror shrinks,
  8. And trembles at the thought:
  9. 3When Thou, O Lord, shalt stand disclosed
  10. In majesty severe,
  11. And sit in judgment on my soul,
  12. O how shall I appear?
  13. 4But Thou hast told the troubled mind,
  14. Who does her sins lament,
  15. Of Him who suffered unto death,
  16. Her sufferings to prevent.
  17. 5Then never shall my soul despair
  18. Her pardon to procure,
  19. Who knows Thine only Son has died
  20. to make her pardon sure.

About this music

ST. ANNE — William Croft. Setting: composite found in "The Lutheran Hymnary", 1913.. The score is from the Open Hymnal Project, copied from 'The Lutheran Hymnary', 1913, Hymn 261. Arrangement is composite, first half from "Hymns Ancient and Modern", 1869, Hymn 231. ed William Henry Monk Second half is from "The Hymnal Companion to the Book of Common Prayer", 1890, Hymn 279. ed. Charles Vincent, D.J. Wood, John Stainer; music and setting are in the public domain. The words above are from the hymnal cited on the Timely Penitence page.

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