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CCCLXIX. Blind Bartimeus

1 Sinful, and blind, and poor,
And lost without thy grace,
Thy mercy I implore,
And wait to see thy face:
Begging I sit by the way-side,
And long to know the crucify'd.

2 Jesus, attend my cry,
Thou son of David hear,
If now thy passest by,
Stand still and call me near;
The darkness from my heart remove,
And shew me now thy pardoning love.

Text Information
First Line: Sinful, and blind, and poor
Title: Blind Bartimeus
Meter: As the 148th
Language: English
Publication Date: 1792
Scripture:
Topic: Worship: Hymns Before Sermon; Bartimeus's Prayer; Public Religion
Notes: Public Domain.
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