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HEAR, gracious God, a sinner’s cry!
   For I have nowhere else to fly;
My only hope is found in Thee:
O God, be merciful to me!
 
2  To Thee I come, a sinner poor,
And wait for mercy at Thy door;
For, Lord, I’ve nowhere else to flee;
O God, be merciful to me!
 
3  To Thee I come, a sinner weak,
Scarce knowing how to pray or speak;
From fear and weakness set me free:
O God, be merciful to me!
 
4  To Thee I come, a sinner vile,
Upon me, Lord, be pleased to smile,
Mercy alone I make my plea:
O God, be merciful to me!
 
5  To Thee I come, a sinner great,
And well Thou knowest all my state;
Yet full forgiveness is with Thee:
O God, be merciful to me!
 
6  To Thee I come, a sinner lost,
Having no worth in which to trust;
But where Thou art, Lord, I would be:
O God, be merciful to me!
 
Samuel Medley, 1738-99