Sinful, Sighing to Be Blest

Sinful

sigh­ing to be blest

Bound

and long­ing to be free;

Weary

wait­ing for my rest:

God

be mer­ci­ful to me.

Holiness I’ve none to plead

Sinfulness is all I see

I can on­ly bring my need:

God

be mer­ci­ful to me.

Broken heart and down­cast eyes

Dare not lift them­selves to Thee;

Yet Thou canst in­ter­pret sighs:

God

be mer­ci­ful to me.

From this sin­ful heart of mine

To Thy bos­om I would flee;

I am not mine own

but Thine:

God

be mer­ci­ful to me.

There is One be­side Thy throne

And my on­ly hope and plea

Are in Him and Him alone:

God

be mer­ci­ful to me.

He my cause will un­der­take

My in­ter­pre­ter will be;

He’s my all

and for His sake

God

be mer­ci­ful to me.