verse 1 please have mercy on me o god according to your steadfast love blot out my iniquity verse 2 whiter than the snow that falls is the soul washed in your blood im guilty come cover me chorus create in me a clean heart a pure heart you are the joy of my salvation create in me a clean heart a pure heart here in your presence i will sing verse 3 sin has brought me to my knees mercy lifts me to my feet gratefulness is filling me bridge just as i am without one plea but that you shed your blood for me and you bid me come o lamb of god i come