I reioyced, when they sayd to me, We wil go into the house of the Lord. Psalme 122:1, (Geneva Bible)

Behold, I Am Vile
by John Newton (1725-1807)

Lord, how vile am I,
Unholy and unclean!
How can I dare to venture nigh
With such a load of sin?

Is this polluted heart
A dwelling fit for Thee?
Swarming, alas, in every part,
What evils do I see!

If I attempt to pray,
And lisp Thy holy name,
My thoughts are hurried soon away,
I know not where I am.

If in Thy word I look,
Such darkness fills my mind;
I only read a sealed book,
But no relief can find.

Thy gospel oft I hear,
But hear it still in vain;
Without desire, of love, or fear,
I like a stone remain.

Myself can hardly bear
This wretched heart of mine;
How hateful, then, must it appear
To those pure eyes of Thine?

And must I then indeed
Sink in despair and die?
Fain would I hope that Thou didst bleed
For such a wretch as I.

That blood which Thou hast spilt;
That grace which is Thine own,
Can cleanse the vilest sinner’s guilt,
And soften hearts of stone.

Low at Thy feet I bow,
Oh, pity and forgive;
Here will I lie, and wait till Thou
Shalt bid me rise and live.

salme 145 (Geneva Bible)
A Psalme of Dauid of prayse.

1 O my God and King, I will extoll thee, and will blesse thy Name for euer and euer.
2 I will blesse thee dayly, and prayse thy Name for euer and euer.
3 Great is the Lord, and most worthy to be praysed, and his greatnes is incomprehensible.
4 Generation shal praise thy works vnto generation, and declare thy power.
5 I wil meditate of the beautie of thy glorious maiestie, and thy wonderfull workes,
6 And they shall speake of the power of thy fearefull actes, and I will declare thy greatnes.
7 They shall breake out into the mention of thy great goodnes, and shall sing aloude of thy righteousnesse.
8 The Lord is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great mercie.
9 The Lord is good to all, and his mercies are ouer all his workes.
10 All thy workes prayse thee, O Lord, and thy Saints blesse thee.
11 They shewe the glory of thy kingdome, and speake of thy power,
12 To cause his power to be knowen to the sonnes of men, and the glorious renoume of his kingdome.
13 Thy kingdome is an euerlasting kingdome, and thy dominion endureth throughout all ages.
14 The Lord vpholdeth all that fall, and lifteth vp all that are ready to fall.
15 The eyes of all waite vpon thee, and thou giuest them their meate in due season.
16 Thou openest thine hand, and fillest all things liuing of thy good pleasure.
17 The Lord is righteous in all his wayes, and holy in all his workes.
18 The Lord is neere vnto all that call vpon him: yea, to all that call vpon him in trueth.
19 He wil fulfill the desire of them that feare him: he also wil heare their cry, and wil saue them.
20 The Lorde preserueth all them that loue him: but he will destroy all the wicked.
21 My mouth shall speake the prayse of the Lorde, and all flesh shall blesse his holy Name for euer and euer.

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