guil­ty crea­ture

The phrase "guil­ty crea­ture" resonates through 4 hymns, touching hearts across generations.

guil­ty crea­ture· 4 hymns found
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How ill, alas, does pride be­come
It tells me what I am—
It tells me what I am—
God stoop­eth from His throne on high;

guil­ty crea­ture

God of my life! Fa­ther di­vine!
Saved on­ly thro’ the Lamb;
Saved on­ly through the Lamb;
He deigns as man to die.

Wherefore Should Man, Frail Child of Clay

lyricist: William Enfield, 1795
Composer: Nathaniel Gould, 1833
Hymn 1

...How ill, alas, does pride be­come

That err­ing, guil­ty crea­ture, man!

God of my life! Fa­ther di­vine!...

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How ill, alas, does pride be­come

That err­ing, guil­ty crea­ture, man!

God of my life! Fa­ther di­vine!

Wherefore Should Man, Frail Child of Clay

The Cross of Jesus

lyricist: George Müller or Frederick Whitfield
Composer: Howard Doane
Hymn 2

...It tells me what I am—

A vile and guil­ty crea­ture

Saved on­ly thro’ the Lamb;...

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It tells me what I am—

A vile and guil­ty crea­ture

Saved on­ly thro’ the Lamb;

The Cross of Jesus

I Saw the Cross of Jesus

lyricist: Frederick Whitfield (1829–1904)
Composer: Greek tune
Hymn 3

...It tells me what I am—

A vile and guil­ty crea­ture,

Saved on­ly through the Lamb;...

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It tells me what I am—

A vile and guil­ty crea­ture,

Saved on­ly through the Lamb;

I Saw the Cross of Jesus

When o’er My Sins I Sorrow

lyricist: Justus Gesenius, 1646
Composer: Michael Praetorius, 1609
Hymn 4

...God stoop­eth from His throne on high;

For me, His guil­ty crea­ture,

He deigns as man to die....

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God stoop­eth from His throne on high;

For me, His guil­ty crea­ture,

He deigns as man to die.

When o’er My Sins I Sorrow

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