The Lutheran Hymnal ‎#323

323. With Broken Heart and Contrite Sigh

1 With broken heart and contrite sigh,
A trembling sinner, Lord, I cry.
Thy pard'ning grace is rich and free--
O God, be merciful to me!

2 I smite upon my troubled breast,
With deep and conscious guilt opprest;
Christ and His Cross my only plea--
O God, be merciful to me!

3 Far off I stand with tearful eyes
Nor dare uplift them to the skies;
But Thou dost all my anguish see--
O God, be merciful to me!

4 Nor alms nor deeds that I have done
Can for a single sin atone.
To Calvary alone I flee--
O God, be merciful to me!

5 And when, redeemed from sin and hell,
With all the ransomed throng I dwell,
My raptured song shall ever be:
God has been merciful to me.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: With broken heart and contrite sigh
• Title: With Broken Heart and Contrite Sigh
• Author: Cornelius Elven (1852)
• Meter: L.M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1941
• Scripture:
  Luke 18:13
• Topic: Confession and Absolution

Tune Information

• Name: ST. LUKE
• Composer: Jeremiah Clarke, d. 1707
• Meter: L.M.
• Key: f minor