American Lutheran Hymnal ‎#72

72. 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 conscience 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 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: 1930
• Topic: The Means of Grace: Penitence

Tune Information

• Name: ST. CROSS
• Composer: John Bacchus Dykes (1861)
• Meter: L. M.
• Key: d minor