If Jesus Christ was sent

To save us from our sin,

And kindly teach us to repent,

We should at once begin.

’Tis not enough to say,

We’re sorry, and repent,

Yet still go on from day to day,

Just as we always went.

Repentance is to leave

The sins we loved before;

And show that we in earnest grieve,

By doing so no more.

Lord, make us thus sincere,

To watch as well as pray;

However small, however dear,

Take all our sins away.