WITH broken heart and contrite sigh, A trembling sinner, Lord, I cry; Thy...

John Wesley (1703-1791)

5 Verses Contrite Heart Pardoning Grace

Verse 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.

Verse 2

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.

Verse 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.

Verse 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.

Verse 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.