The Lutheran Hymnary ‎#441

441. With broken heart and contrite sigh

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 breast,
With deep and conscience 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.

Text Information

• First Line: With broken heart and contrite sigh
• Author: Cornelius Elven (1852)
• Meter: L. M.
• Publication Date: 1913
• Topic: The Church Year: Eleventh Sunday after Trinity; Confession of Sin; Repentance

Tune Information

• Name: [With broken heart and contrite sigh]
• Composer: J. B. Dykes, 1823—76
• Meter: L. M.
• Key: F Major