God of Mercy and Compassion

V1
God of mercy and compassion
Look with pity upon me!
Father! Let me call Thee "Father"
'Tis thy child returns to Thee.

Chorus:
Jesus! Lord! I ask for mercy
Let me not implore in vain!
All my sins I now detest them
Help me not to sin again.

V2
By my sins I have deserved
Death and endless misery
Hell with all its pains and torments
And for all eternity. (Chorus)

V3
By my sins I have abandoned
Right and claim to heaven above
Where the saints rejoice for ever
In a boundless sea of love. (Chorus)