The Seventh-Day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book ‎#371

371. How sad our state by nature is

1 How sad our state by nature is;
Our sin how deep it stains!
And Satan holds our captive minds
Fast in his slavish chains.

2 But there's a voice of sovereign grace,
Sounds from the sacred word;
"Ho! ye despairing sinners, come!
And trust a pardoning Lord."

3 My soul obeys the almighty call,
And runs to this relief;
I would believe thy promise, Lord;
O, help my unbelief!

4 A guilty, weak, and helpless worm,
In thy kind arms I fall;
Be thou my Strength and Righteousness,
My Saviour and my All.

Text Information

• First Line: How sad our state by nature is
• Author: Isaac Watts
• Publication Date: 1886
• Topic: The Sinner: Christ the Way of Life

Tune Information

• Name: MELODY
• Composer: I. P. Cole
• Meter: C.M.
• Key: A Major
• Notes: Alternate tunes: #395, 227, or 546.