Show Pity, Lord (Supplication)

DESCRIPTION: "Show pity, Lord! Oh Lord, forgive! Let a repentant sinner live!" The singer abjectly confesses fault: "My crimes are great but can't surpass The power and glory of thy grace." The singer confidently expects salvation
AUTHOR: Words: Watts ? (to the tune "Windham?")
EARLIEST DATE: 1860 (Harmona Sacra)
KEYWORDS: religious nonballad
FOUND IN: US(So)
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Randolph 631, "Show Pity, Lord" (1 short text plus an excerpt, 1 tune)
Roud #7559
SAME TUNE:
Broad is the Road That Leads to Death (Windham) (Darling-NewAmericanSongster, p. 263)
File: R631

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