The Cyber Hymnal ‎#13008

13008. Sinners, For Transgression, See

1 Sinners, for transgression, see
Sharp disease their youth consume,
And their beauty, like a tree,
Withering on an early tomb.

2 Food is loathsome to their taste,
And the eye revolts from light;
All their joys to ruin haste,
As the sunset into night.

3 Then unto the Lord they cry;
He inclines a gracious ear,
Sends deliverance from on high,
Rescues them from all their fear.

4 He with health renews their frame,
Lengthens out their numbered days,
Let them glorify His name
With the sacrifice of praise.

5 O that men would praise the Lord,
For His goodness to their race,
For the wonders of His Word,
And the riches of His grace!

Text Information

• First Line: Sinners, for transgression, see
• Title: Sinners, For Transgression, See
• Author: James Montgomery
• Meter: 77.77
• Language: English
• Source: Songs of Zion, 1822
• Copyright: Public Domain
• Notes: Alternate tunes: KYRIE by Wolfgang A. Mozart, NORWICH by Lowell Mason

Tune Information

• Name: HEINLEIN
• Meter: 77.77
• Key: d minor or modal
• Source: Nürnbergisches Gesangbuch, 1676