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Text:My Faith Still Clings
Author:Henry F. Colby
Tune:COLBY
Composer:William Howard Doane
Media:MIDI file

4399. My Faith Still Clings

1. My sin is great, my strength is weak,
My path beset with snares;
But Thou, O Christ, hast died for me,
And Thou wilt hear my prayers.

Refrain
To Thee, to Thee, the Crucified,
The sinner’s only plea,
Relying on Thy promised grace,
My faith still clings to Thee.

2. The world is dark without Thee, Lord,
I turn me from its strife
To find Thy love a sweet relief;
Thou art the light of life. [Refrain]

3. Temptations lure and fears assail
My frail, inconstant heart;
But precious are Thy promises,
And they new strength impart. [Refrain]

4. Unfold Thy precepts to my mind,
And cleanse my blinded eyes;
Grant me to work for Thee on earth,
Then praise Thee in the skies. [Refrain]

Text Information
First Line: My sin is great, my strength is weak
Title: My Faith Still Clings
Author: Henry F. Colby (1876)
Refrain First Line: To Thee, to Thee, the Crucified
Meter: CMD
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain
Tune Information
Name: COLBY
Composer: William Howard Doane
Meter: CMD
Incipit: 54324 32155 55325
Key: E♭ Major
Copyright: Public Domain



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