1053--With broken heart and contrite sigh,

With broken heart and contrite sigh,

1053

	1.	With broken heart and contrite sigh,
		A trembling sinner, Lord, I cry;
		Thy pard'ning grace is rich and free:
		O God, be merciful to me!
	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!
	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!
	4.	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!
	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!