When at Thy footstool, Lord, I bend,
And plead with Thee for mercy there,
Think of the sinner-s dying Friend,
And for His sake receive my prayer.
O think not of my shame and guilt,
My thousand stains of deepest dye;
Think of the blood which Jesus spilt,
And let that blood my pardon buy.
Think, Lord, how I am still Thine own,
The trembling creature of Thy hand;
Think how my heart to sin is prone,
And what temptations round me stand.
O think upon Thy holy Word,
And every plighted promise there;
How prayer should evermore be heard,
And how Thy glory is to spare.
O think not of my doubts and fears,
My strivings with Thy grace divine;
Think upon Jesus- woes and tears,
And let His merits stand for mine.
Thine eyes, Thine ear, they are not dull;
Thine arm can never shortened be;
Behold me here; my heart is full;
Behold, and spare, and succor me.
When At Thy Footstool, Lord, I Bend
Henry Francis Lyte
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Poem topics: friend, never, mercy, receive, sake, holy, promise, creature, shame, divine, heart, stand, prayer, jesus, thine, Print This Poem , Rhyme Scheme
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