The Hymnal and Order of Service ‎#184

184. 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: 1937
• Topic: Church Year: Trinity Season; Trinity, Eleventh Sunday; Forgiveness: Ground of; Forgiveness: Prayer for; Penitence; Redemption; Sin: Forgiveness of

Tune Information

• Name: ST. CRISPIN
• Composer: George Job Elvey, (1816-1893)
• Meter: L. M.
• Key: E Major
• Notes: Or: Erhalt uns, Herr, bei deinem Wort, No. 220.