The Sinner — Repentance and Acceptance

Lord, I was blind: I could not see

No. 437
Words W. T. Matson.
Singing key D minor
5 stanzas

Sung to WINDHAM (hymn 361)

Words

Lord, I was blind: I could not seeIn thy marred visage any grace;But now the beauty of thy face,In radiant vision dawns on me.

Lord, I was deaf: I could not hearThe thrilling music of thy voice;But now I hear thee and rejoice,And all thy uttered words are dear.

Lord, I was dumb: I could not speakThe grace and glory of thy name;But now, as touched with living flame,My lips thine eager praises wake.

Lord, I was dead: I could not stirMy lifeless soul to come to thee;But now, since thou hast quickened me,I rise from sin's dark sepulcher.

Lord, thou hast made the blind to see,The deaf to hear, the dumb to speak,The dead to live; and lo, I breakThe chains of my captivity!

About this hymn

As printed Words only. As printed: hymn number «437» (large) in the right column of p. 142, below hymn 436's «John Cennick.», with the reference line «361, 101, 624.» in bold italic figures on the same line (= sing to the tune of hymn 361, 101 or 624). The first word «LORD» is set in capitals and small capitals. «W. T. Matson.» in italics after stanza 5, above the folio «142». In each stanza lines 2 and 3 are indented and lines 1 and 4 are flush (the rhyme scheme a b b a). The print sets a thin space before «:», «;» and «!» («blind :», «grace ;», «voice ;», «captivity !»); it is closed up here. «sin's» as printed, apostrophe written straight. No meter is printed (the text is L. M., 8.8.8.8). Spelling («sepulcher»), punctuation and capitals are the print's.