O Saviour, like the publican,

I lift my heart to Thee;

In Thy mercy and in Thy grace,

Be merciful to me.

I smite, O Lord, my eager heart,

It’s broken and in tears;

Lord deliver my aching heart,

And have mercy on me.

In shame, I confess all my sins,

Grant me Thy hope, O Lord;

I plead because of Jesus’ blood,

Be merciful to me.

I am the chiefest of sinners,

Plentiful are my sins;

Because of the death of Jesus,

Come, have mercy on me.

Beneath the cross of Christ I stand,

Its shadow, my delight;

And God whose mercy is boundless

Has had mercy on me.