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FIFTY-FIRST PSALM

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Seventh-day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Michigan · Apr 16, 1901

FromReview and Herald, Vol. 78, No. 16.

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FIFTY-FIRST PSALM

By C. H. Keslake

C. H. KESLAKE
(New Brunswick, N. J.)
Have mercy, O my God, on me, Thy loving-kindness is my plea; Do thou now cleanse me from my sin, Wash me from all my guilt within.
All my transgressions I confess, Naught, Lord, have I of righteousness; Before me ever is my sin; Now in my heart thy work begin.
With hyssop purged, I shall be pure; Thy mercies, Lord, are ever sure; O wash me whiter than the snow; Of thy salvation make me know.
Thy joy and gladness I would hear, Wipe from mine eyes the bitter tear, Thus shall my broken bones rejoice; Thy name I'll praise with heart and voice.
A clean heart, Lord, create in me, Uphold me by thy Spirit free, Salvation's joy to me restore, And upward let my spirit soar.
Transgressors then I'll teach thy ways, And sinners thy blest name shall praise; Toward thy face shall they be turned, Though oft thy mercies they have spurned.
A broken heart, a soul contrite, Thou dost regard with pure delight; Nor ever such wilt thou despise, Nor close thine ears unto their cries.
Do good in thy good pleasure, Lord, To Zion, whom thou dost regard; Thou wilt receive in faithfulness The sacrifice of righteousness.