Source:
Public Domain
Lead Sheet (PDF)
melody and chords for guitar and voice (full page)
Key of EbFull Score (PDF)
four-part score for piano and organ (can be used as half-sheet bulletin insert)
Key of EbMusic Image (PNG)
melody and words as an image file to paste into bulletins (cropped)
Key of EbText: William McComb
Music: Richard Redhead
Tune: Gethsemane
LBW/WOV Hymn: #306
ReClaim/Sola Hymn: #187
Scripture: 1 Timothy 1:15
Gethsemane is the same tune used in "Go to Dark Gethsemane"
Hymn Text
1 Chief of sinners though I be,
Jesus shed His blood for me,
Died that I might live on high,
Lives that I might never die.
As the branch is to the vine,
I am his, and he is mine.
2 Oh, the height of Jesus' love!
Higher than the heav'ns above,
Deeper than the depths of sea,
Lasting as eternity.
Love that found me--wondrous thought
Found me when I sought him not.
3 Only Jesus can impart
Balm to heal the wounded heart,
Peace that flows from sin forgiv'n,
Joy that lifts the soul to heav'n,
Faith and hope to walk with God
In the way that Enoch trod.
4 Chief of sinners though I be,
Christ is All in All to me;
All my wants to him are known,
All my sorrows are his own.
He sustains the hidden life
Safe with him from earthly strife.
5 O my Savior, help afford
By your Spirit and your Word!
When my wayward heart would stray,
Keep me in the narrow way;
Grace in time of need supply
When I live and when I die.