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Text:My heart was sad because of sin
Translator:John Brownlie

65a. My heart was sad because of sin

My heart was sad because of sin,
And lo, the night came down,
And dark without, and dark within
I shrank before Thy frown;
Now pity, Lord, my woeful state,
And save me in Thy mercy great.

I lift mine eyes to where the Christ
My awful burden bore,
And see the offering that sufficed,--
His stripes and anguish sore;
The riven side, the thorny crown,
The wounds from which His blood flowed down.

O Love no loving heart e'er gave!
Like light from heaven it flows;
And now for Him Who died to save,
My love responsive glows;
And joy resounds my heart within,
That once was sad because of sin.

Text Information
First Line: My heart was sad because of sin
Title: My heart was sad because of sin
Translator: John Brownlie
Meter: 8,6,8,6,8,8
Language: English
Publication Date: 1920
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