57, 254, 120115 response reading 57. Psalms 130. Out of the depths I cry to you, O LORD; O Lord, hear my voice. Let your ears be attentive to my cry for mercy. If you, O LORD, kept a record of sins, O LORD, who could stand? But with you there is forgiveness; therefore you are feared. I wait for the LORD, my soul waits, and in his word I put my hope. My soul waits for the LORD more than watchmen wait for the morning. more than watchmen wait for the morning. O Israel, put your hope in the LORD. for with the LORD is unfailing love and with him is full redemption. He himself will redeem Israel from all their sins. hymnal 254 1 I hear Thy welcome voice that calls me, Lord, to Thee For cleansing in Thy precious blood that flowed on Calvary I am coming Lord; coming now to Thee Wash me, cleanse me, in the blood that flowed on Calvary. 2. Though I come weak and vile, thou dost my strength assure Thou dost my vileness fully cleanse, till spotless all and pure. I am coming Lord; coming now to Thee Wash me, cleanse me, in the blood that flowed on Calvary. 3. 'Tis Jesus calls me on to perfect faith and love, To perfect hope, and peace, and trust, for earch and heaven above. I am coming Lord; coming now to Thee Wash me, cleanse me, in the blood that flowed on Calvary. 4. 'Tis Jesus who confirms the blessed work within, by adding grace to welcomed grace, where reigned the power of sin. I am coming Lord; coming now to Thee Wash me, cleanse me, in the blood that flowed on Calvary. 5. His blood the witness gives within my heart for me O, Savior, heed my every prayer, my full abundance be I am coming Lord; coming now to Thee Wash me, cleanse me, in the blood that flowed on Calvary. 2 Samuel 12:1-15 1 The LORD sent Nathan to David. When he came to him, he said, "There were two men in a certain town, one rich and the other poor. 2 The rich man had a very large number of sheep and cattle, 3 but the poor man had nothing except one little ewe lamb he had bought. He raised it, and it grew up with him and his children. It shared his food, drank from his cup and even slept in his arms. It was like a daughter to him. 4 "Now a traveler came to the rich man, but the rich man refrained from taking one of his own sheep or cattle to prepare a meal for the traveler who had come to him. Instead, he took the ewe lamb that belonged to the poor man and prepared it for the one who had come to him." 5 David burned with anger against the man and said to Nathan, "As surely as the LORD lives, the man who did this deserves to die! 6 He must pay for that lamb four times over, because he did such a thing and had no pity." 7 Then Nathan said to David, "You are the man! This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: 'I anointed you king over Israel, and I delivered you from the hand of Saul. 8 I gave your master's house to you, and your master's wives into your arms. I gave you the house of Israel and Judah. And if all this had been too little, I would have given you even more. 9 Why did you despise the word of the LORD by doing what is evil in his eyes? You struck down Uriah the Hittite with the sword and took his wife to be your own. You killed him with the sword of the Ammonites. 10 Now, therefore, the sword will never depart from your house, because you despised me and took the wife of Uriah the Hittite to be your own.' 11 "This is what the LORD says: 'Out of your own household I am going to bring calamity upon you. Before your very eyes I will take your wives and give them to one who is close to you, and he will lie with your wives in broad daylight. 12 You did it in secret, but I will do this thing in broad daylight before all Israel.' " 13 Then David said to Nathan, "I have sinned against the LORD." Nathan replied, "The LORD has taken away your sin. You are not going to die. 14 But because by doing this you have made the enemies of the LORD show utter contempt, the son born to you will die." 15 After Nathan had gone home, the LORD struck the child that Uriah's wife had borne to David, and he became ill. Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us today our daily bread, and forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors, And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one. For yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. amen.