God Be Merciful to Me

Sinful, sighing to be blest

Author: John S. B. Monsell (1857)
Published in 42 hymnals

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1 Sinful, sighing to be blest,
Bound, and longing to be free;
Weary, waiting for my rest;
God be merciful to me.

2 Goodness I have none to plead,
Sinfulness in all I see,
I can only bring my need;
God be merciful to me.

3 Broken heart and downcast eyes
Dare not life themselves to Thee;
Yet Thou canst interpret sighs:
God be merciful to me.

4 From this sinful heart of mine
To Thy bosom I would flee:
I am not my own but Thine:
God be merciful to me.

5 There is One beside the throne,
And my only hope and plea
Are in Him, and Him alone:
God be merciful to me.

6 He my cause will undertake,
My interpreter will be;
He's my all; and for His sake
God be merciful to me.

Source: The Church Hymnal: containing hymns approved and set forth by the general conventions of 1892 and 1916; together with hymns for the use of guilds and brotherhoods, and for special occasions (Rev. ed) #341

Author: John S. B. Monsell

John Samuel Bewley Monsell (b. St. Colomb's, Londonderry, Ireland, 1811; d. Guilford, Surrey, England, 1875) was educated at Trinity College in Dublin and served as a chaplain and rector of several churches in Ireland after his ordination in 1835. Transferred to England in 1853, he became rector of Egham in Surrey and was rector of St. Nicholas Church in Guilford from 1870 until his death (caused by a construction accident at his church). A prolific poet, Monsell published his verse in eleven volumes. His three hundred hymns, many celebrating the seasons of the church year, were issued in collections such as Hymns and Miscellaneous Poems (1837), Spiritual Songs (1857), Hymns of Love and Praise (1863), and The Parish Hymnal (1873). Bert P… Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: Sinful, sighing to be blest
Title: God Be Merciful to Me
Author: John S. B. Monsell (1857)
Meter: 7.7.7.7
Language: English
Notes: Swahili translation: See "Mimi ni mtu mkosaji"
Copyright: Public Domain

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Instances (1 - 42 of 42)

A Church of England Hymn Book #400

Christian Hymnal #d422

Church Hymnal, Fourth Edition #96

Church Hymnal, Third Edition #118

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Common Praise #302

Gloria in Excelsis #d600

Gloria in Excelsis #d368

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Hymni Ecclesiae #151

Hymns Ancient and Modern (Standard ed.) #645

Hymns Ancient and Modern, Revised #87

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Hymns and Songs #252

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Hymns of Consecration and Faith #470

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Hymns of the Kingdom of God #201a

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Hymns of the Kingdom of God #201b

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Rodeheaver Collection for Male Voices #48

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Sursum Corda #371a

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Sursum Corda #371b

The Book of Common Praise #106a

The Book of Common Praise #106b

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The Book of Common Praise #117

The Canadian Baptist Hymnal for the use of Churches and Families #d547

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The Church Hymnal #341

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The Church Hymnal #347

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The Church Hymnal #347

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The Church Hymnary #185

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The Congregational Mission Hymnal #127

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The Coronation Hymnal #177

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The Cyber Hymnal #6302

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The Durham Mission Tune Book #93

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The English Hymnal #88

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The English Hymnal #88

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The Hymnal #448a

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The Hymnal #140

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The Hymnal #459

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The Hymnal #448

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The Hymnal #347

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The Pilgrim Hymnal #210

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The Presbyterian Book of Praise #164

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The Presbyterian Book of Praise #164

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The Sunday School Hymnary #446

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