12034 | The Cyber Hymnal#12035 | 12036 |
Text: | O Lord, How Vile Am I |
Author: | John Newton |
Tune: | MONSELL |
Composer: | Joseph Barnby |
Media: | MIDI file |
1 O Lord, how vile am I,
Unholy, and unclean!
How can I dare to venture nigh
With such a load of sin?
2 Is this polluted heart
A dwelling fit for Thee?
Swarming, alas! in every part
What evils do I see!
3 If I attempt to pray,
And lisp Thy holy name,
My thoughts are hurried soon away;
I know not where I am.
4 If in Thy word I look,
Such darkness fills my mind,
I only read a sealèd book,
But no relief can find.
5 Thy Gospel oft I hear,
But hear it still in vain;
Without desire, or love, or fear,
I like a stone remain.
6 Myself can hardly bear
This wretched heart of mine;
How hateful then must it appear
To those pure eyes of Thine?
7 And must I then indeed
Sink in despair and die?
Fain would I hope that Thou didst bleed
For such a wretch as I.
8 That blood which Thou hast spilt,
That grace which is Thine own;
Can cleanse the vilest sinner’s guilt,
And soften hearts of stone.
9 Low at Thy feet I bow,
Oh pity and forgive;
Here will I lie and wait, till Thou
Shalt bid me rise and live.
Text Information | |
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First Line: | O Lord, how vile am I |
Title: | O Lord, How Vile Am I |
Author: | John Newton |
Meter: | SM |
Language: | English |
Source: | Olney Hymns (London, W. Oliver, 1779), Book 3 |
Copyright: | Public Domain |
Tune Information | |
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Name: | MONSELL |
Composer: | Joseph Barnby (1868) |
Meter: | SM |
Key: | E♭ Major |
Copyright: | Public Domain |
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MIDI file: | Midi |
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