And Blot Out My Sins

O Lord, unworthy of thy mercy ; but thy good- ness is above all my offences. Thou hast declared, O Lord, that there is joy in heaven for the conversion of a sinner ; grant me, then, the grace of true repentance, and let heaven rejoice at my amendment. Thou wiliest not the death of a sinner, but that he be con- verted and live ; grant me, then, that spiritual life which I need ; for behold, O Lord, I sincerely desire to live to thee. Thou didst come, O dear Redeemer, not to call the just, but sinners, to repentance ; behold a miserable sinner here before thee : oh, draw me powerfully to thyself. Have mercy on me, O God, according to thy great mercy ; and, according to the multitude of thy tender mercies, blot out my iniquities. Sprinkle me with thy precious blood, and 1 shall be whiter than snow. Let not thy precious blood, my dear Saviour, be shed for me in vain ; but may it now bring forth in me the fruit of sincere repentance, and open to me the way to life ever- lasting. How great is thy goodness, O Lord, in having so long spared such a worthless servant, and waited with so much patience for his amendment. What return shall I make for thy infinite mercies ? Oh, let this mercy be added to the rest, that I may never more offend thee : this single favour I earnestly beg of thee, O Lord, viz. that I may for the future renounce my own way to follow thine. Help me, O Lord my God, and have compassion on my sinful soul. Amen