Thou art the man—in David’s case,
Whose careless soul is fall’n from grace,
Fall’n into heart-adultery!
The curse of God abides on thee;
’Till with thy bosom-sin thou part,
The offering of a broken heart
Present before that gracious throne,
And plead the death of David’s Son!
Thou art the man-in David’s case
Hymnal/Album: Originally titled “Thou art the man!”—[II. Sam.] xii. 7. Introduced in Charles Wesley, Short Hymns on Select Passages of the Holy Scriptures, Vol. 1 (Bristol: Farley, 1762). Published in The Poetical Works of John and Charles Wesley, Collected and Arranged by G. Osborn, Vol. 9 (London: Wesleyan-Methodist Conference Office, 1870), page 169.
Publishing: Public Domain