"contrite" appears in 20 hymns in our collection, reflecting its spiritual significance in worship.
contrite
...Give healing to the wounded heart;
Oh! hear Thy contrite servants’ cry,
And save us, Jesu! lest we die....
Give healing to the wounded heart;
Oh! hear Thy contrite servants’ cry,
And save us, Jesu! lest we die.
...The Lord will happiness divine
On contrite hearts bestow:
Then tell me, gracious God, is mine...
The Lord will happiness divine
On contrite hearts bestow:
Then tell me, gracious God, is mine
...We keep the sacred feast,
When every humble, contrite heart
Is made a welcome guest....
We keep the sacred feast,
When every humble, contrite heart
Is made a welcome guest.
...From earth’s remotest corners come!
With humble prayers and contrite sighs,
A well-accepted sacrifice,...
From earth’s remotest corners come!
With humble prayers and contrite sighs,
A well-accepted sacrifice,
...In Thy judgment just,
But the contrite in Thy mercy
Humbly trust....
In Thy judgment just,
But the contrite in Thy mercy
Humbly trust.
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O hope of every contrite heart,
O joy of all the meek,...
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O hope of every contrite heart,
O joy of all the meek,
...Are Thine eternal place,
But every lowly, contrite heart,
Thou visitest with grace....
Are Thine eternal place,
But every lowly, contrite heart,
Thou visitest with grace.
...Now Thy great compassion show;
Let my contrite spirit share
All Thy mercy can bestow....
Now Thy great compassion show;
Let my contrite spirit share
All Thy mercy can bestow.
...And trembling at Thy Word!
O for those humble, contrite tears,
Which from repentance flow;...
And trembling at Thy Word!
O for those humble, contrite tears,
Which from repentance flow;
...No healing balm on earth like this,
Can cheer the contrite heart;
No flattering dreams of earthly bliss...
No healing balm on earth like this,
Can cheer the contrite heart;
No flattering dreams of earthly bliss
...Thy grace recalling.
Oft, oft with contrite eyes
I gaze to Heaven;...
Thy grace recalling.
Oft, oft with contrite eyes
I gaze to Heaven;
...Eternal Spirit, God of truth,
Our contrite hearts inspire;
Kindle a flame of heavenly love,...
Eternal Spirit, God of truth,
Our contrite hearts inspire;
Kindle a flame of heavenly love,
...And to the courts of Heaven be borne
New and contrite.
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And to the courts of Heaven be borne
New and contrite.
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...No healing balm on earth like this
Can cheer the contrite heart;
No flattering dreams of earthly bliss...
No healing balm on earth like this
Can cheer the contrite heart;
No flattering dreams of earthly bliss
...The living and the dead!
With contrite hearts to Thee, our king
We turn, who oft have strayed;...
The living and the dead!
With contrite hearts to Thee, our king
We turn, who oft have strayed;
...Beneath the cross of Jesus
I bow with contrite heart,
While in His work most precious...
Beneath the cross of Jesus
I bow with contrite heart,
While in His work most precious
...And offers peace to them, to all
That contrite at His feet will fall.
Rise, Sun of righteousness, and fling...
And offers peace to them, to all
That contrite at His feet will fall.
Rise, Sun of righteousness, and fling
...And make His name their trust,
The contrite and sincere,
The faithful and the just,...
And make His name their trust,
The contrite and sincere,
The faithful and the just,
...Come, in Thy love to dwell
In hearts contrite.
For all our sins we grieve,...
Come, in Thy love to dwell
In hearts contrite.
For all our sins we grieve,
...There is a tree whose leaves impart
Health to the burdened, contrite heart;
’Tis God’s own Word; it cures of sin,...
There is a tree whose leaves impart
Health to the burdened, contrite heart;
’Tis God’s own Word; it cures of sin,
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