Text: | Chief of Sinners |
Author: | William McComb |
Tune: | DIX |
Composer: | Konrad Kocher |
Media: | MIDI file |
1. Chief of sinners though I be,
Jesus shed His blood for me;
Died that I might live on high,
Died that I might never die;
As the branch is to the vine,
I am His, and He is mine.
2. O the height of Jesus’ love!
Higher than the Heaven above;
Deeper than the deepest sea,
Lasting as eternity;
Love that found me—wondrous thought!
Found me when I sought Him not!
3. Jesus only can impart
Balm to heal the smitten heart;
Peace that flows from sin forgiven,
Joy that lifts the soul to Heaven;
Faith and hope to walk with God
In the way that Enoch trod.
4. Chief of sinners though I be,
Christ is all in all to me;
All my wants to Him are known,
All my sorrows are His own;
Safe with Him from earthly strife,
He sustains the hidden life.
5. O my Savior, help afford
By Thy Spirit and Thy Word!
When my wayward heart would stray,
Keep me in the narrow way;
Grace in time of need supply
While I live and when I die.
Text Information | |
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First Line: | Chief of sinners though I be |
Title: | Chief of Sinners |
Author: | William McComb (1864) |
Meter: | 77.77.77 |
Language: | English |
Copyright: | Public Domain |
Notes: | Alternate tune: REDHEAD, Richard Redhead, Church Hymn Tunes, Ancient and Modern (London: 1853) |
Tune Information | |
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Name: | DIX |
Composer: | Konrad Kocher (1838) |
Meter: | 77.77.77 |
Incipit: | 17121 44367 16555 |
Key: | G Major |
Source: | Stimmen aus dem Reiche Gottes, 1838 |
Copyright: | Public Domain |
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Adobe Acrobat image: | Adobe Acrobat image (Cyber Hymnal) |
MIDI file: | MIDI File (Cyber Hymnal) |
Noteworthy Composer score: | Noteworthy Composer score (Cyber Hymnal) |
XML score: | XML score |