The Hymnal ‎#140

140. Sinful, sighing to be blest

Sinful, sighing to be blest;
Bound, and longing to be free;
Weary, waiting for my rest:
God be merciful to me.

Goodness I have none to plead,
Sinfulness in all I see,
I can only bring my need:
God be merciful to me.

Broken heart and downcast eyes
Dare not lift themselves to thee;
Yet thou canst interpret sighs:
God be merciful to me.

From this sinful heart of mine
To thy bosom I would flee:
I am not my own but thine:
God be merciful to me.

There is One beside the throne,
And my only hope and plea
Are in him, and him alone:
God be merciful to me.

He my cause will undertake,
My interpreter will be;
He's my all; and for his sake
God be merciful to me.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: Sinful, sighing to be blest
• Author: John S. B. Monsell (1857)
• Meter: Four 7s
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1916
• Topic: Ash Wednesday and Lent; Parochial Missions

Tune Information

• Name: CLARENCE
• Composer: Arthur S. Sullivan (1874)
• Meter: Four 7s
• Key: e minor