The phrase "Penitent" resonates through 7 hymns, touching hearts across generations.
Penitent
...Joy of the comfortless, light of the straying,
Hope of the penitent, fadeless and pure;
Here speaks the Comforter, tenderly saying—...
Joy of the comfortless, light of the straying,
Hope of the penitent, fadeless and pure;
Here speaks the Comforter, tenderly saying—
...On that dear head of Thine,
While like a penitent I stand,
And there confess my sin....
On that dear head of Thine,
While like a penitent I stand,
And there confess my sin.
...God eternal, first and last,
Penitent we kneel before Thee,
O forgive us all the past....
God eternal, first and last,
Penitent we kneel before Thee,
O forgive us all the past.
...Still He is waiting,
Waiting the penitent child to receive;
Plead with them earnestly,...
Still He is waiting,
Waiting the penitent child to receive;
Plead with them earnestly,
...Sinner, come, and at His footstool,
Penitently bow.
He who said, “I’ll not condemn thee,...
Sinner, come, and at His footstool,
Penitently bow.
He who said, “I’ll not condemn thee,
...All our life of sin and shame,
Penitent, we breathe Thy name:
We beseech Thee, hear us....
All our life of sin and shame,
Penitent, we breathe Thy name:
We beseech Thee, hear us.
...Sinner come, and at His footstool
Penitently bow.
He who said I’ll not condemn thee,...
Sinner come, and at His footstool
Penitently bow.
He who said I’ll not condemn thee,
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