Trinity Hymnal ‎#416

416. 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 oppressed,
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 No 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
• Author: Cornelius Elven (1852)
• Meter: L. M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1961
• Scripture:
  Psalm 51:7
  ;
  Luke 18:13
  ;
  John 6:37
• Topic: Christian Life: Repentance; God: Mercy of; Heart: Contrite; Salvation by Grace

Tune Information

• Name: ST. LUKE
• Composer: Jeremiah Clark (1701, alt.)
• Meter: L. M.
• Key: f minor