எம் பாவம் யாம் ஒப்புக்கொள்கிறோம்

எம் பாவம் யாம் ஒப்புக்கொள்கிறோம் (Em pāvam yām oppukkoḷkiṟōm)

Author: Richard W. Adams; Translator: John Barathi
Tune: MARTYRDOM (Wilson)
Published in 1 hymnal

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Representative Text

1 Our guilt do we confess today,
Your law did we reject;
So little truth and mercy here—
Your Word sees no respect.

2 We swear, we lie, we kill and steal,
See harlotry increase;
We break restraint, and blood on blood,
Ignore the law of peace.

3 Our land, it mourns, we waste away,
For wisdom seek we not;
Destruction will our portion be,
If God we have forgot.

4 To crystals, stone, and gold we pray,
Those worthless things we preach;
Those sightless eyes, unhearing ears,
In vain do we beseech.

5 We well deserve the charge You bring,
Upon us lays the blame;
Contentious, proud, we stumble on,
Our glory turns to shame.

6 Show us that only in Your Word
Do truth and mercy live;
Send priests and prophets to instruct,
And Your pure wisdom give.

7 Have mercy, Lord, reject us not,
Draw us to seek Your face;
Direct our feet and deeds to You,
Restore us by Your grace.

8 Lord, melt these icy hearts of stone,
Make us Your counsel seek,
And sacrifice to You alone,
With humble hearts and meek.

Source: The Cyber Hymnal #15644

Author: Richard W. Adams

Born: 1952, Mis­souri. Adams grad­u­at­ed from the Un­i­ver­si­ty of Mis­sou­ri, Co­lum­bia (BA 1974, cum laude, Phi Be­ta Kap­pa). Go to person page >

Translator: John Barathi

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Text Information

First Line: எம் பாவம் யாம் ஒப்புக்கொள்கிறோம் (Em pāvam yām oppukkoḷkiṟōm)
Title: எம் பாவம் யாம் ஒப்புக்கொள்கிறோம்
English Title: Our guilt do we confess today
Author: Richard W. Adams
Translator: John Barathi
Language: Tamil
Copyright: Public Domain

Tune

MARTYRDOM (Wilson)

MARTYRDOM was originally an eighteenth-century Scottish folk melody used for the ballad "Helen of Kirkconnel." Hugh Wilson (b. Fenwick, Ayrshire, Scotland, c. 1766; d. Duntocher, Scotland, 1824) adapted MARTYRDOM into a hymn tune in duple meter around 1800. A triple-meter version of the tune was fir…

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