Sin has undone our wretched race
Book 2, Hymn 11 · William Cowper · Public-domain words
Sin has undone our wretched race
Book 2, Hymn 11 · William Cowper
The words
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Stanza 1. Sin has undone our wretched race,But JESUS has restoredAnd brought the sinner face to faceWith his forgiving LORD.
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Stanza 2. This we repeat from year to year,And press upon our youth;LORD, give them an attentive ear,LORD, save them by thy truth.
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Stanza 3. Blessings upon the rising race!Make this an happy hour,According to thy richest grace,And thine almighty pow’r.
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Stanza 4. We feel for your unhappy state,(May you regard it too)And would awhile ourselves forget,To pour out prayer for you.
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Stanza 5. We see, though you perceive it not,Th’ approaching, aweful doom;O tremble at the solemn thought,And flee the wrath to come!
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Stanza 6. Dear Savior, let this new–born yearSpread an alarm abroad;And cry, in every careless ear,“Prepare to meet thy God!”
Olney Hymns (1779), Book 2, Hymn 11. William Cowper. Public domain. CCEL transcription with modernized spelling. www.praylock.com/olney-hymns/2-11
About these words
William Cowper lived from 1731 to 1800. These historical words are public domain.
This hymn belongs to the complete three-book collection first published in 1779.
The CCEL transcription modernizes spelling and some punctuation. Read this hymn at the source. Checked 23 October 2026.
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