Hymns of Repentance
79 public-domain hymns with full lyrics, free to turn into slides.
Hymns of repentance bring the congregation honestly before God — confession, surrender, and the turning of the heart. "Just as I Am," "I Surrender All," "Pass Me Not, O Gentle Savior," and "Softly and Tenderly Jesus Is Calling" are the songs of return and renewal.
This collection gathers public-domain hymns of repentance, confession, and invitation, free to sing and project for Lent, revival services, and altar calls.
Hymns in this collection
- 'Take Up Thy Cross', the Savior Said OHP 1
- A Refuge amid Distraction UMH 535
- Ah, Holy Jesus UMH 289
- Alas! and Did My Savior Bleed UMH 294
- Almost Persuaded GHS 162
- At Calvary GHS 136
- Christ Receiveth Sinful Men GHS 124
- Come Believing GHS 158
- Come O My God The Promise Seal GHS 183
- Come, Ye Sinners SDA 280
- Come, Ye Sinners, Poor and Needy UMH 340
- Come, Ye Sinners, Poor and Needy UMH 340b
- Day of Wrath, O Day of Mourning OHP 35
- Dear Lord and Father of Mankind UMH 358
- Depth of Mercy UMH 355
- God Be Merciful to Me SDA 297
- Great God of wonders! All Thy ways BHB 58
- Have You Any Room For Jesus GHS 70
- Have You Counted The Cost GHS 205
- Holy Ghost, with Light Divine OHP 60
- Holy Spirit, Light Divine SDA 268
- I Am Coming to the Cross SDA 307
- I Hear Thy Welcome Voice SDA 282
- I Lay My Sins on Jesus SDA 298
- I Want a Principle Within UMH 410
- It's Me, It's Me, O Lord (Standing in the Need of Prayer) UMH 352
- Jesus Christ, Our Blessed Savior OHP 83
- Jesus, In Thy Dying Woes OHP 87
- Jesus, King of Glory OHP 89
- Just as I Am, Without One Plea UMH 357
- Let Jesus Come Into Your Heart GHS 155
- Let Us Break Bread Together UMH 618
- Lord, Have Mercy UMH 482
- Lord, I'm Coming Home SDA 296
- Lord, Who Throughout These Forty Days UMH 269
- More More Holiness Give Me GHS 219
- Not all the blood of beasts BHB 170
- Not Worthy, Lord, to Gather Up the Crumbs OHP 116
- O Breath of Life UMH 543
- O Brother Life S Journey Beginning GHS 246
- O For a Heart to Praise My God UMH 417
- O happy day! when first we felt BHB 189
- O Jesus, Thou Art Standing SDA 283
- O Lord My Soul Convicted OHP 127
- O Lord, I Am Not Worthy OHP 131
- O Solemn Thought SDA 417
- O the bitter shame and sorrow! BHB 430
- O Why Not Tonight GHS 228
- Oh The Bitter Shame And Sorrow GHS 224
- Our Earth We Now Lament to See UMH 449
- Out of the Deep I Cry to Thee OHP 145
- Power In The Blood GHS 39
- Psalm 51:1-17 UMH 785b
- Psalm 70 UMH 793
- Rock of Ages OHP 151
- Rock of Ages, Cleft for Me UMH 361
- Savior When In Dust To Thee OHP 153
- Sinners, Turn: Why Will You Die UMH 346b
- Sinners, Turn: Why Will You Die UMH 346
- Softly and Tenderly SDA 287
- Softly and Tenderly Jesus Is Calling UMH 348
- Stricken, Smitten, and Afflicted OHP 161
- That Men a godly Life Might Live OHP 163
- The Great Judgement Morning GHS 208
- The Judgment Has Set SDA 416
- The Law Of God Is Good And Wise OHP 173
- The Mouth of Fools Doth God Confess OHP 177
- The Thing My God Doth Hate GHS 185
- The wanderer no more will roam BHB 286
- Today Thy Mercy Calls Me OHP 190
- Wandering Child O Come Home GHS 157
- Wash Me O Lamb Of God GHS 40
- We Have Not Known Thee SDA 291
- We Know Thee Who Thou Art OHP 194
- Where Will You Spend Eternity GHS 206
- While O'er Our Guilty Land, O Lord OHP 197
- Whiter Than Snow OHP 198
- Why Do You Wait GHS 159
- Ye Must Be Born Again GHS 204
Frequently asked questions
What hymns are about repentance and confession?
"Just as I Am," "I Surrender All," "Pass Me Not, O Gentle Savior," and "Softly and Tenderly Jesus Is Calling" are traditional hymns of repentance and invitation, gathered in this public-domain collection.
What hymns are appropriate for Lent?
Penitential hymns such as "Just as I Am" and passion hymns like "O Sacred Head, Now Wounded" suit Lent and Holy Week. Several appear here and in our communion collection.
