The Seventh-Day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book ‎#453

453. Ah! whither should I go

1 Ah! whither should I go,
Burdened and sick, and faint!
To whom should I my trouble show,
And pour out my complaint!

2 My Saviour bids me come;
Ah! why do I delay?
He calls the weary sinner home,
And yet from him I stay.

3 What is it keeps me back,
From which I cannot part,
Which will not let the Saviour take
Possession of my heart?

4 Searcher of hearts, in mine
Thy trying power display;
Into its darkest corners shine,
And take all sin awy.

Text Information

• First Line: Ah! whither should I go
• Author: Charles Wesley
• Publication Date: 1886
• Topic: The Sinner: Repentance and Acceptance

Tune Information

• Name: CONTRITION
• Composer: Edwin Barnes
• Meter: S. M.
• Key: c minor or modal
• Notes: Alternate tunes: #89, 191, or 558.