1044. Two sins have we committed

Author: Sam Chaplin

Two sins have we committed,
two sins that we cannot deny:
we’ve turned from you, the fount of living water,
and have tried to drink from cisterns cracked and dry.
What fools we are, how blind we are!

Have mercy, Lord, mercy on us.
Forgive us, Lord, and help us see.
Change our hearts that we might live for you,
O Lord, for you, O Lord, always.

2. Two sins have we committed,
two sins are plain before our eyes:
we’ve walked away from the truth that brings us freedom
and have settled for those sweet enslaving lies.
What fools we are, how blind we are!

Have mercy, Lord, mercy on us…

3. Two sins have we committed,
two sins at which we stand appalled:
we’ve turned from you, our glorious Creator,
and have worshipped things that are no gods at all.
What fools we are, how blind we are!

Have mercy, Lord, mercy on us…