Text:O Lord, turn not away Thy face
Author:Rev. John Marckant (16th century)
Tune:CHESHIRE TUNE

503. O Lord, turn not away Thy face

1 O Lord, turn not away Thy face
From him that lieth prostrate,
Lamenting sore his sinful life,
Before Thy mercy gate.

2 Which gate Thou openest wide to those
That do lament their sin;
Shut not that gate against me, Lord,
But let me enter in.

Amen.

Text Information
First Line: O Lord, turn not away Thy face
Author: Rev. John Marckant (16th century)
Meter: C. M.
Publication Date: 1950
Topic: God: Grace, His Forgiving; Introits; Lent (4 more...)
Source: In "Day's Psalter," 1562
Copyright: Words and tune from "Songs of Syon." Used by permission of Rev. George R. Woodward.
Tune Information
Name: CHESHIRE TUNE
Meter: C. M.
Key: A♭ Major
Source: "Este's Psalter," 1592
Copyright: Words and tune from "Songs of Syon." Used by permission of Rev. George R. Woodward.



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