"Wretch" appears in 20 hymns in our collection, reflecting its spiritual significance in worship.
Wretch
...Without Thy graces and Thyself,
I were a wretch undone,
I were a wretch undone....
Without Thy graces and Thyself,
I were a wretch undone,
I were a wretch undone.
...That He the curse should bear for me,
A sinful wretch, His enemy!
A sinful wretch, His enemy!...
That He the curse should bear for me,
A sinful wretch, His enemy!
A sinful wretch, His enemy!
...The broad, frequented road;
Gay wretch, that dost in pleasure live,
And all thy joy from earth receive,...
The broad, frequented road;
Gay wretch, that dost in pleasure live,
And all thy joy from earth receive,
...In darkness, fire and chains.
Can such a wretch as I
Escape this cursèd end?...
In darkness, fire and chains.
Can such a wretch as I
Escape this cursèd end?
...The agèd and the young;
And while the heedless wretch believes,
She makes his fetters strong....
The agèd and the young;
And while the heedless wretch believes,
She makes his fetters strong.
...Be our strength and stay;
Wretched and unworthy,
Poor, and sick, and blind,...
Be our strength and stay;
Wretched and unworthy,
Poor, and sick, and blind,
...I wonder, as on faith I lean,
If I shall be a wretch undone,
And what eternity will mean,...
I wonder, as on faith I lean,
If I shall be a wretch undone,
And what eternity will mean,
...How deep His mercy runs:
That I, a treasonous wretch, should be
Adopted as His son!...
How deep His mercy runs:
That I, a treasonous wretch, should be
Adopted as His son!
...Are now the portion of my heart.
Poor, feeble, wretched, as I am,
I now can glory in Thy name;...
Are now the portion of my heart.
Poor, feeble, wretched, as I am,
I now can glory in Thy name;
...For me He suffered on th’ accursed tree,
For me—lost, wretched, vile, unworthy me.
For me in agony He groaned and died,...
For me He suffered on th’ accursed tree,
For me—lost, wretched, vile, unworthy me.
For me in agony He groaned and died,
...Nor longer dare delay:
The wretch that scorns the mandate dies,
And meets a fiery day....
Nor longer dare delay:
The wretch that scorns the mandate dies,
And meets a fiery day.
...start
Lord, what a thoughtless wretch was I,
To mourn, and murmur, and repine...
start
Lord, what a thoughtless wretch was I,
To mourn, and murmur, and repine
...Till, like a flood, with rapid force
Death sweeps the wretch away.
Then swift and dreadful she descends...
Till, like a flood, with rapid force
Death sweeps the wretch away.
Then swift and dreadful she descends
...Without Thy graces and Thyself,
I were a wretch undone.
Let others stretch their arms like seas,...
Without Thy graces and Thyself,
I were a wretch undone.
Let others stretch their arms like seas,
...The servants I’ll employ.
The wretch that deals in sly deceit
I’ll not endure a night;...
The servants I’ll employ.
The wretch that deals in sly deceit
I’ll not endure a night;
...Wash my crimson guilt away;
Wretched, helpless, lost, undone,
Hear me for Thy blessèd Son....
Wash my crimson guilt away;
Wretched, helpless, lost, undone,
Hear me for Thy blessèd Son.
...One drop of water! one! he cries:
Unhappy wretch! what woe is thine?
While Justice with a frown replies,...
One drop of water! one! he cries:
Unhappy wretch! what woe is thine?
While Justice with a frown replies,
...For He saved the worst among you,
When He saved a wretch like me.
And I know, yes, I know...
For He saved the worst among you,
When He saved a wretch like me.
And I know, yes, I know
...Amazing grace (how sweet the sound)
that saved a wretch like me!
I once was lost, but now am found,...
Amazing grace (how sweet the sound)
that saved a wretch like me!
I once was lost, but now am found,
...That He should give His only Son
To make a wretch His treasure
How great the pain of searing loss...
That He should give His only Son
To make a wretch His treasure
How great the pain of searing loss
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