The Cyber Hymnal ‎#10261

10261. Sinner, What Hast Thou To Show?

1 Sinner, what has thou to show
Like the joys believers know?
Is thy path of fading flowers,
Half so bright, so sweet, as ours?

2 Doth a king upon his throne
Make thine every grief his own?
Doth he hourly bend his ear,
All thy secret plaints to hear?

3 Doth a skillful, healing friend
On thy daily path attend,
And, where thorns and stings abound,
Shed a balm on every wound?

4 When the tempest rolls on high,
Hast thou still a refuge nigh?
Can, oh can thy dying breath
Summon one more strong than death?

5 Canst thou, in that awful day,
Fearless tread the gloomy way,
Plead a glorious ransom given,
Burst from flesh, and soar to Heaven?

6 Sinner! when wilt thou be wise?
What, though faithless fools despise,
We have treasures, honors, bliss,
God is ours, and all things His.

Text Information

• First Line: Sinner, what has thou to show
• Title: Sinner, What Hast Thou To Show?
• Author: Charlotte Elizabeth Tonna
• Language: English
• Source: Collection of Hymns by William Urwick, Sr. (Dublin: 1829)
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: MERCY
• Composer: Louis Moureau Gottschalk (1829)
• Key: B♭ Major
• Copyright: Public Domain