The Seventh-Day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book ‎#579

579. My head is low, my heart is sad

1 My head is low, my heart is sad,
My feet with travel torn,
Yet, O my Saviour, thou art glad
To see thy child return.

2 It was thy love that homeward led,
Thine arm that upward stayed;
It is thy hand which on my head
Is now in mercy laid.

3 O Saviour, in this broken heart
Confirm the trembling will,
Which longs to reach thee where thou art,
Rest in thee, and be still.

4 Within that bosom which hath shed
Both tears and blood for me,
O let me hide this aching head,
Once pressed and blessed by thee.

Text Information

• First Line: My head is low, my heart is sad
• Author: John S. Monsell
• Publication Date: 1886
• Topic: The Christian: Unfaithfulness Lamented

Tune Information

• Name: BEMERTON
• Composer: Henry W. Greatorex
• Meter: C. M.
• Key: B♭ Major
• Notes: Alternate tunes: #476, 326, or 201.