1-3. Generous in love—God, give grace!Huge in mercy—wipe out my bad record.Scrub away my guilt,soak out my sins in your laundry.I know how bad I’ve been;my sins are staring me down.
4-6. You’re the One I’ve violated, and you’ve seenit all, seen the full extent of my evil.You have all the facts before you;whatever you decide about me is fair.I’ve been out of step with you for a long time,in the wrong since before I was born.What you’re after is truth from the inside out.Enter me, then; conceive a new, true life.
16-17. Going through the motions doesn’t please you,a flawless performance is nothing to you.I learned God-worshipwhen my pride was shattered.Heart-shattered lives ready for lovedon’t for a moment escape God’s notice.
18-19. Make Zion the place you delight in,repair Jerusalem’s broken-down walls.Then you’ll get real worship from us,acts of worship small and large,Including all the bullsthey can heave onto your altar!