Our Guilt Do We Confess Today

Our guilt do we con­fess to­day

Your law did we re­ject;

So lit­tle truth and mer­cy here—

Your Word sees no re­spect.

We swear

we lie

we kill and steal

See har­lot­ry in­crease;

We break re­straint

and blood on blood

Ignore the law of peace.

Our land

it mourns

we waste away

For wis­dom seek we not;

Destruction will our por­tion be

If God we have for­got.

To crys­tals

stone

and gold we pray

Those worth­less things we preach;

Those sight­less eyes

un­hear­ing ears

In vain do we be­seech.

We well de­serve the charge You bring

Upon us lays the blame;

Contentious

proud

we stum­ble on

Our glo­ry turns to shame.

Show us that on­ly in Your Word

Do truth and mer­cy live;

Send priests and pro­phets to in­struct

And Your pure wis­dom give.

Have mer­cy

Lord

re­ject us not

Draw us to seek Your face;

Direct our feet and deeds to You

Restore us by Your grace.

Lord

melt these icy hearts of stone

Make us Your coun­sel seek

And sac­ri­fice to You alone

With humb­le hearts and meek.