Anthem for Ash Wednesday, February 17, 2010
PSALM 51
Music and lyrics by Nancy Rexford
(based on Psalm 51)
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Have mercy on me, O God,
According to your steadfast love.
According to your abundant mercy,
Blot out my transgressions.
For I know my transgressions
And my sin is ever before me.
You desire truth
In the inward being,
In my secret heart,
Ttherefore teach me wisdom.Create in me a clean heart, O God,
And cleanse me from my sin.
Create in me a clean heart, O God,
And cleanse me from my sin.You have no delight in outward show.
The sacrifice acceptable to God
Is a broken and contrite heart.
A broken and a contrite spirit,
Our God will not despise.
O Lord, open my lips
And my mouth shall declare your praise.Take me by the hand,
Show me the way forward.
Though the path be hard,
Do not let me stumble.
Now set me on the right path, O God,
Walk with me by my side.
For how can anyone lose the way
When God is still our guide?
Never let me fall away again.Amen, amen, amen.
Never let me fall away.
