The Cyber Hymnal ‎#4366

4366. My Sins, My Sins, My Savior

1. My sins, my sins, my Savior!
They take such hold on me,
I am not able to look up,
Save only, Christ, on Thee;
In Thee is all forgiveness,
In Thee abundant grace,
My shadow and my sunshine
The brightness of Thy face.

2. My sins, my sins, my Savior!
How sad on Thee they fall;
Seen through Thy gentle patience,
I tenfold feel them all;
I know they are forgiven,
But still, their pain to me
Is all the grief and anguish
They laid, my Lord, on Thee.

3. My sins, my sins, my Savior!
Their guilt I never knew
Till with Thee in the desert
I near Thy passion drew;
Till with Thee in the garden
I heard Thy pleading prayer,
And saw the sweat-drops bloody
That told Thy sorrow there.

4. Therefore my songs, my Savior,
E’en in this time of woe,
Shall tell of all Thy goodness
To suff’ring man below;
Thy goodness and Thy favor,
Whose presence from above
Rejoice those hearts, my Savior,
That live in Thee and love.

Text Information

• First Line: My sins, my sins, my Savior
• Title: My Sins, My Sins, My Savior
• Author: John S. B. Monsell (1863)
• Meter: 76.76 D
• Language: English
• Source: Hymns of Love and Praise, 1863
• Copyright: Public Domain
• Notes: Alternate tune: ELIIM (CALKIN), John B. Calkin, 1867

Tune Information

• Name: MONSELL
• Composer: John S. B. Monsell (1863)
• Meter: 76.76 D
• Incipit: 11712 32554 33211
• Key: f minor
• Copyright: Public Domain