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The Sinner — Repentance and Acceptance

With broken heart and contrite sigh

  • No. 429
  • Words Cornelius Elven.
  • 5 stanzas
  • Words only in the original

Words

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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 breastWith 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!"

About this hymn

As printed Words only. As printed: hymn number «429» (large) in the left column of p. 140, under «Charlotte Elliott.» of hymn 428 (WOODWORTH), with the italic reference line «624, 361, 314.» (= sing to the tunes of hymns 624, 361 or 314) beside the number; stanzas 1–2 stand at the foot of the left column, stanzas 3–5 at the top of the right column; «Cornelius Elven.» in italics after stanza 5. The first word «WITH» is set in capitals and small capitals. The lines of each stanza are not indented in the print. The print sets a thin space before «;», «:» and «!» («cry ;», «free :», «me !»); it is closed up here; quotation marks are written straight. No meter is printed (the text is L. M., like the three tunes referred to). Spelling, punctuation and capitals are the print's.

Source
The Seventh-day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book (Battle Creek: Review & Herald, 1886/1888)
Where
The Sinner — Repentance and Acceptance · No. 429 · printed page 140
Checked
lyrics verified (fork reading; parent check pending) · 2026-10-01