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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!
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!
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!
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!
And when, redeemed from sin and hell,
With all the ransomed throng I dwell,
My raptured song shall ever be,
O God, be merciful to me!
---Alternative verses---
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!
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LYRICS
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Meter:
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8 8 8 8 (L.M.)
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Dates:
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1852
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Bible Refs:
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Ps 34:18; Lk 18:13;
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LIST OF LYRIC SOURCES
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Hymn/Song Book
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Year
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Song #
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| 1889 | # 795 | | 1920 | # 90 | | 1996 | # 455 | | 1954 | # 350 | | 1916 | # 133 | | 1940 | # 60 | | 1866 | # 606 | | 1961 | # 416 |
MUSIC
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Name:
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BRENT
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Meter:
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8 8 8 8 (L.M.)
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LIST OF MUSIC SOURCES
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Hymn/Song Book
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Song #
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Key
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| # 254 | Fm |
ALTERNATIVE TUNES
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Name
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| 8 8 8 8 (L.M.) | | 8 8 8 8 (L.M.) | | 8 8 8 8 (L.M.) | | 8 8 8 8 (L.M.) | | 8 8 8 8 (L.M.) |
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