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The Christian — Unfaithfulness Lamented

My head is low, my heart is sad

  • No. 579
  • Words John S. Monsell.
  • 4 stanzas
  • Words only in the original

Words

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1

My head is low, my heart is sad,My feet with travel torn,Yet, O my Saviour, thou art gladTo see thy child return.

2

It was thy love that homeward led,Thine arm that upward stayed;It is thy hand which on my headIs now in mercy laid.

3

O Saviour, in this broken heartConfirm the trembling will,Which longs to reach thee where thou art,Rest in thee, and be still.

4

Within that bosom which hath shedBoth tears and blood for me,O let me hide this aching head,Once pressed and blessed by thee.

About this hymn

As printed Words only. As printed: hymn number «579» (large) at the top of the right column of p. 188, under the music of hymn 577 (level with its reference line), with the italic reference line «476, 326, 201.» (= sing to the tunes of hymns 476, 326 or 201) beside the number; four stanzas of four lines, numbered «1»–«4», the even lines indented; «John S. Monsell.» in italics after stanza 4. The first word «MY» is set in capitals and small capitals. No meter is printed (the text is C. M., like the tunes referred to). The print sets a thin space before «;» («stayed ;»); it is closed up here. Spelling («Saviour»), punctuation and capitals are the print's.

Source
The Seventh-day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book (Battle Creek: Review & Herald, 1886/1888)
Where
The Christian — Unfaithfulness Lamented · No. 579 · printed page 188
Checked
lyrics verified (fork reading; parent check pending) · 2026-10-01