The Seventh-Day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book ‎#429

429. With broken heart and contrite sigh

1 With broken heart and contrite sigh,
A trembling sinner, Lord, I cry;
Thy pardoning 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 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!"

Text Information

• First Line: With broken heart and contrite sigh
• Author: Cornelius Elven
• Publication Date: 1886
• Topic: The Sinner: Repentance and Acceptance

Tune Information

• Name: WOODWORTH
• Composer: William B. Bradbury
• Meter: L. M.
• Key: E♭ Major
• Notes: Alternate tunes: #624, 361, or 314.