IN Thy wrath and hot displeasure, Chasten not Thy servant, Lord; Let Thy mercy, without measure, Help and peace to me afford.
Heavy is my tribulation, Sore my punishment has been; Broken by Thine indignation, I am troubled by my sin.
With my burden of transgression, Heavy-laden, overborne, Humbled low I make confession, For my folly now I mourn.
Weak and wounded I implore Thee, Lord, to me Thy mercy show; All my prayer is now before Thee, All my trouble Thou dost know.
Lord my God, do not forsake me, Let me know that Thou art near; Under Thy protection take me, As my Saviour now appear.
The Psalter, 1912