I wish that I had ne­ver sinned,
But since that can­not be,
I’ll lay my guil­ty bur­den on
The Lamb of Cal­va­ry.

I feel the shame, I know the guilt,
My soul cries out in pain;
Dear Je­sus, pu­ri­fy me now,
And make me whole again.

The sad­dest hour my life has known
Is that where­in I strayed
Away from God’s di­vine com­mand,
And pe­ni­tence de­layed.

But pe­ni­tent to­day I come,
Almighty God, to Thee;
For Je­sus’ sake, in­cline Thine ear,
Accept my hum­ble plea.

Speak to my soul in Thine own way,
Relieve its weight of care,
Teach me to go on and sin no more,
That I Thy peace may share.