The Southern Harmony, and Musical Companion (New ed. thoroughly rev. and much enl.) ‎#4b

4b. Come, humble sinner, in whose breast

1.
Come, humble sinner, in whose breast
A thousand thoughts revolve,
Come, with your guilt and fear oppressed,
And make this last resolve.

2.
I'll go to Jesus, though my sin
Hath like a mountain rose;
I know his courts, I'll enter in,
Whatever may oppose.

3.
Prostrate I'll lie before his throne,
And there my guilt confess;
I'll tell him, I'm a wretch undone
Without his sovereign grace.

4.
I'll to the gracious King approach,
Whose scepter pardon gives;
Perhaps he may command my touch,
And then the suppliant lives.

5.
Perhaps he will admit my plea,
Perhaps will hear my prayer;
But, if I perish, I will pray,
And perish only there.

6.
I can but perish if I go;
I am resolved to try;
For if I stay away I know
I must forever die.

7.
But if I die with mercy sought,
When I the King have tried,
This were to die (delightful thought)
As sinner never died.

Text Information

• First Line: Come, humble sinner, in whose breast
• Title: Come, humble sinner, in whose breast
• Meter: C.M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1854
• Source: Baptist Harmony, p. 247.

Tune Information

• Name: HANOVER
• Meter: C.M.
• Key: a minor
• Source: Baptist Harmony, p. 247