Verse 1
Lord, thou knowst my simpleness,
All my groans are heard by thee,
See me hungring after grace,
Gasping at thy table see,
One who would in thee believe
Would with joy the crumbs receive.
Verse 2
Look as when thy closing eye
Saw the thief beside thy cross;
Thou art now gone up on high,
Undertake my desperate cause,
In thy heavenly kingdom thou
Be the friend of sinners now.
Verse 3
Saviour, prince, enthron’d above,
Send a peaceful answer down,
Let the bowels of thy love
Echo to a sinner’s groan,
One who feebly thinks of thee
Thou for good remember me.