God, be merciful to me On Thy grace I rest my plea In Thy vast, abounding grace My transgressions all erase Wash me wholly from my sin Cleanse from every ill within For my sins before me rise Ever present to my eyes I have sinned 'gainst Thee alone In Thy sight this evil done That Thy judgment may be clear And Thy sentence just appear Lo, brought forth was I in sin When conceived I was unclean Lo, Thou dost desire to find Truth sincere within the mind And Thou wilt within my heart Wisdom unto me impart