O Saviour like the publican

1.

O Saviour like the publican

I lift my heart to Thee

In Thy mercy and in Thy grace

Be merciful to me.

2.

I smite, O Lord, my eager heart

It’s broken and in tears

Lord deliver my aching heart

And have mercy on me.

3.

In shame, I confess all my sins

Grant me, Thy hope, O Lord

I plead because of Jesus’ blood

Be merciful to me.

4.

I am the chiefest of sinners

Plentiful are my sins

Because of the death of Jesus

Come, have mercy on me.

5.

Beneath the cross of Christ I stand

It’s shadow, my delight

And God whose mercy is boundless

Has had mercy on me.