“God is my Defense, and the God of my mercy” (Psalm 59:17). “He that covereth his sins shall not prosper: but whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall have mercy… He that trusteth in his own heart is a fool” (Proverbs 28:13,26). “If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness…If any man sin, we have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the Righteous” (1 John 1:9; 2:1).
I trust the Lord as my Defender;
I have no other confidence.
I find my refuge in surrender
To Him alone as my Defense.
How often He has rescued me
As He has searched my inward part
With His reproof that set me free
From trusting in my foolish heart.
He
knows my heart is still inclined
To
go astray in foolishness,
Yet
He is faithful, just, and kind
To
cleanse my heart when I confess.
He
calls me back into His light
Where
sins confessed are then forsaken.
He
leads me in the way that’s right,
And
shows me where I was mistaken.
He
is my Advocate and Savior:
He
shows His wounds to plead my cause!
He
covers me with saving favor;
With
cords of love my heart He draws.
O
Lord, my soul’s Defense Divine,
You’ve
heard my soul’s accuser roar.
My
sins are listed, line by line,
But
You remember them no more!
It
was for me, O Lord, You died;
Divine
Defense had such a cost!
Your
justice has been satisfied;
Your
ransom justifies the lost!
Lord,
send me with the declaration
That
Your Divine Defense is true!
You
died to purchase our salvation;
You
live to save those trusting You!
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