The Hymnal, Revised and Enlarged, as adopted by the General Convention of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America in the year of our Lord 1892 ‎#347

347. Sinful, sighing to be blest

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

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

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

4 From this sinful heart of mine
To Thy bosom I would flee;
I am not my own but Thine:
God be merciful to me.

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

6 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
• Title: Sinful, sighing to be blest
• Author: Rev. J. S. B. Monsell (1857)
• Meter: 7 S.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1892
• Topic: Parochial Missions; Penitence
• Notes: Now Public Domain. Tune name in index: ST. BEES

Tune Information

• Name: [Sinful, sighing to be blest]
• Composer: Rev. J. B. Dykes, Mus. Doc.
• Meter: 7 S.
• Key: A♭ Major
• Notes: Public Domain.