The Cyber Hymnal ‎#5370

5370. O That My Load of Sin Were Gone!

1. O that my load of sin were gone!
O that I could at last submit
At Jesus’ feet to lay it down,
To lay my soul at Jesus’ feet!

2. Rest for my soul I long to find:
Savior of all, if mine Thou art,
Give me Thy meek and lowly mind,
And stamp Thine image on my heart.

3. Break off the yoke of inbred sin,
And fully set my spirit free:
I cannot rest till pure within,
Till I am wholly lost in Thee.

4. Fain I would learn of Thee, my God;
Thy light and easy burden prove,
The cross, all stained with hallowed blood,
The labor of Thy dying love.

5. I would, but Thou must give the power;
My heart from every sin release;
Bring near, bring near the joyful hour,
And fill me with Thy perfect peace.

Text Information

• First Line: O that my load of sin were gone
• Title: O That My Load of Sin Were Gone!
• Author: Charles Wesley (1742)
• Meter: LM
• Language: English
• Source: Hymns and Sacred Poems, 1742
• Copyright: Public Domain
• Notes: Alternate tune: FOREST, from The New Living Hymns, by John Wanamaker (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: John J. Hood, 1902), number 287

Tune Information

• Name: HAMBURG
• Composer: Lowell Mason (1824)
• Meter: LM
• Incipit: 11232 34323 33343
• Key: F Major
• Source: First ap­peared in The Bos­ton Han­del and Hay­dn So­ci­e­ty Col­lect­ion of Church Mu­sic, third edi­tion, 1825
• Copyright: Public Domain