Lowly Bending at Thy Footstool

Lowly bend­ing at Thy foot­stool

Humbly kneel­ing at Thy feet

Lord

I come

with deep con­tri­tion

Thy for­giv­eness to en­treat.

Far from Thee my heart has wan­dered

Filled with trif­ling

earth­ly thought

Never do I seem to love Thee

Or to serve Thee as I ought.

When Thy sac­red Book I’m read­ing

When its leaves with glo­ry shine

When the Spir­it is re­veal­ing

To my soul some truth di­vine

Even then there come to vex me

Thoughts I do not love or seek

Proving that my faith is wa­ver­ing

That my strength is grow­ing weak.

Lord

on Thee I cast this bur­den

Helpless in this fight am I;

Hear my pray­er

O God

for suc­cor

Hear Thy serv­ant’s ear­nest cry:

Oh for­give my past trans­gress­ions

All these wan­der­ing thoughts re­move

Fill my heart to ov­er­flow­ing

With my pre­cious Sav­ior’s love.