Carlisle Floyd - Hear Me, O Lord lyrics

Hear me, O Lord, I beseech Thee I have called upon Thee all night in vain Thou hast gone from me, and my spirit has wilted Like a mornin’ glory when the sun comes Return, O Lord, and hearken to my plea fer fergiveness Receive my confession, O Lord An’ hear the words o’ my repentance It’s a horrible thing I have done Fergive the weakness of my flesh, O Lord And condemn me not to the eternal fire Fer my sin against Thee an’ the woman She was untouched, O Lord! She was untouched Before her young body was defiled by my hands Defiled by my lust Fergive me, O Lord, an’ grant her Thy peace O fergive me, dear Lord, an’ return unto me Thou has gone far away beyond the sound of my callin’ Return and grant my tortured soul the balm of Thy forgiveness What shall I do if Thou desert me? Leave me not with this weight of sin oppressin’ me An’ condemn me not to the fires of hell Return, O Lord, I pray Thee, O return! And let this cup, if it be Thy will, pa** from me