Sinful, sighing to be blest;

Bound, and longing to be free;

Weary, waiting for my rest;

God be merciful to me.

Goodness I have none to plead;

Sinfulness in 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;

Thou canst interpret sighs:

God be merciful to me.

From this sinful heart of mine

To Thy bosom I would flee;

I am not my own but Thine:

God be merciful to me.

There is one beside the 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.