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With broken heart and contrite sigh,
D
With broken heart and
A
con
A7
trite
D
sigh,
A
A
trembling
A7
sinner,
D
Lord, I cry;
Thy pard'ning
D7
grace is
G
rich and free:
O
D
God, be merci
A
ful
A7
to
D-G-D
me!
2
I smite upon my troubled breast,
I smite upon my troubled breast,
With deep and conscious guilt oppressed;
Christ and His cross my only plea:
O God, be merciful to me!
D
I smite upon my
A
troubled
A7
breast,
With
A
deep and
A7 D
conscious guilt oppressed;
Christ and His
D7
cross my
G
only plea:
O
D
God, be
A
merciful
A7
to
D-G-D
me!
3
Far off I stand with tearful eyes,
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!
D
Far off I stand with
A A7
tearful
D
eyes,
Nor
A
dare
A7
uplift them
D
to the skies;
But Thou dost
D7
all my
G
anguish see,
O
D
God, be
A
merciful
A7
to
D-G-D
me!
4
With alms, or deeds that I have done,
With alms, or deeds that I have done,
Not one sin's pardon can be won;
To Calvary alone I flee;
O God, be merciful to me!
D
With alms, or deeds that
A
I
A7
have
D
done,
Not
A
one sin's
A7
pardon
D
can be won;
To
D7
Calvary
G
alone I flee;
O
D
God, be
A
merciful
A7
to
D-G-D
me!
5
And when redeemed from sin and hell,
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!
D
And when redeemed from
A
sin
A7
and
D
hell,
With
A
all the
A7
ransomed
D
throng I dwell,
My raptured
D7
song shall
G
ever be,
God
D
has been
A
merciful
A7
to
D-G-D
me!
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Lower Johnsonville, Montserrado County, Liberia
The greatest there is and there will ever be, Lord please be merciful to me.
God, please be merciful to me
Accra, Gar, Ghana
2. Lord heal Thy child we ask of Thee,
Cast out our ills that we be free,
Thy healing clay my ailments scourge,
Fountain of life my spirit purge.
Hymn poetry by Frank Akushie (c)2012.
Inspired by Luke 5: 20- 26, Luke 7: 22, Mark 8: 22- 25,Mark 9:17 - 27, John 5:5 -9.
Tune ALFTOR (c) by Frank Akushie
or tune VENI EMMANUEL 1854 (no refrain ) and suitable popular tune for MHB. 353, (Just as I am) can also be sang to these words.
I have written all verses in a manner that they can be sang to ALL tunes of " With broken heart and contrite sigh " .
Detroit, MI, United States
Cornelius Elven was a Baptist pastor for 50 years. He was a good friend of C. H. Spurgeon, who considered him to be a fervent preacher, filled with the Holy Spirit. He is known for this one gospel hymn which he wrote in 1852. - Songs of the Spirit by Martin
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Stanza 4, 1st 2 lines are a little different in the original:
Nor alms, nor deeds that I have done,
Can for a single sin atone;