The Seventh-Day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book ‎#580

580. How oft this wretched, sinful heart

1 How oft this wretched, sinful heart
Has wandered from the Lord!
How oft my roving thoughts depart,
Forgetful of his word!

2 Yet mercy calls me now, "Return;"
Saviour, to thee I come;
My vile ingratitude I mourn;
O take the wandered home!

3 Thy love, so full, so free, so sweet,
Blest Saviour, I adore;
O keep me at thy sacred feet,
And let me rove no more.

Text Information

• First Line: How oft this wretched, sinful heart
• Author: Anne Steele
• Publication Date: 1886
• Topic: The Christian: Unfaithfulness Lamented
• Notes: Public Domain.

Tune Information

• Name: BEMERTON
• Composer: Henry W. Greatorex
• Meter: C. M.
• Key: B♭ Major
• Notes: Now Public Domain. Alternate tunes: #724, 399, or 147.