Verse 1
Yes, thou didst my soul release,
(This fills up my guilt and pain,)
From the bands of wickedness,
From my old oppressor’s chain!
Yes, my dear redeeming Lord,
Once I felt thy gracious power,
Heard the sweet forgiving word
“Go in peace, and sin no more.”

Verse 2
Never more will I transgress,
Such was then my solemn vow;
Yet I quickly lost thy grace
Sliding back I know not how:
Farther still from God I rov’d,
Sunk in vile idolatry,
Every worldly thing I lov’d,
Clave to sin, and fled from thee.

Verse 3
After all that I have done,
Favour may I yet obtain?
Wilt thou own me for thy son,
Take me to thy arms again?
Ready to restore my peace
If thou every moment art,
Now command my sin to cease,
Break, and now renew my heart.