1 My sins, my sins, my Savior!
They take such hold on me,
I am not able to look up,
save only, Christ, to thee;
in thee is all forgiveness,
in thee abundant grace,
my shadow and my sunshine
the brightness of thy face.
2 My sins, my sins, my Savior!
Their guilt I never knew
'til with thee in the desert
I near thy passion drew;
'til with thee in the garden
I heard thy pleading prayer,
and saw the sweat-drops bloody
that told thy sorrow there.
3 Therefore my songs, my Savior,
e'en in this time of woe,
shall tell of all thy goodness
to suff'ring man below;
thy goodness and thy favor,
whose presence from above
rejoice those hearts, my Savior,
that live in thee and love.
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).
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Display Title: My Sins, My Sins, My SaviorFirst Line: My sins, my sins, my SaviorTune Title: MONSELLAuthor: John S. B. MonsellMeter: 76.76 DSource: Hymns of Love and Praise, 1863
Display Title: My Sins, My Sins, My Savior!First Line: My sins, my sins, my Savior!Tune Title: MONSELLAuthor: John Samuel Bewley MonsellMeter: 7.6.7.6.D.Scripture: Psalm 25:11; Psalm 27:11; Luke 22:44Date: 1990Subject: Christ | Man of Sorrows; Grace | Fullness of; Preparatory Service | ; Sin | Conviction of; The Christian Life | Forgiveness of Sins
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Display Title: My Sins, My Sins, My SaviourFirst Line: My sins, my sins, my SaviourTune Title: MONSELLAuthor: John S. B. MonsellMeter: 7. 6. 7. 6. D.Scripture: Psalm 32:5Date: 2017Subject: Repentance |
Display Title: My Sins, My Sins, My SaviorFirst Line: My sins, my sins, my SaviorTune Title: DOLORESAuthor: John S. B. MonsellMeter: 7.6.7.6 DScripture: Psalm 40:12; Luke 22:44Date: 1997Subject: Confession of Sin | ; Lord's Supper | Remembrance