Free MP3: Lord, I Believe (A Communion Hymn)

Justin Taylor just shared a great hymn that is specifically designed for celebrating the Lord’s Supper and was written by Joseph Hart, an 18th-century Calvinist minister and hymn writer in London who was buried near Bunyan, Watts, and Owen.

Zac Hicks + Cherry Creek Worship has taken this hymn and given it new life on their album Without Our Aid.

You can listen to it here:

And courtesy of Zac, you can also download the MP3 for free.
Worship leaders and musicians can check out the chord chart and the lead sheet.

 

Here are the lyrics:

 

 

 

Pity a helpless sinner, Lord,

 

Who would believe Thy gracious Word.

But, O! my heart with shame and grief,

A sink of sin and unbelief.

 

Lord, in Thy house, I read there’s room,

And venturing hard, behold, I come.

But can there, tell me, can there be

Amongst Thy children room for me?

 

I eat the bread and drink the wine,

But, O, my soul wants more than sign!

I faint unless I feed on Thee,

And drink the blood as shed for me.

 

Lord, I believe Thy grace is free.

O, magnify that grace in me.

 

For sinners, Lord, Thou cam’st to bleed,

And I’m a sinner vile, indeed.

Lord, I believe Thy grace is free.

O magnify that grace in me.

 

Words: Joseph Hart, ca. 1757-1759

Music: Zac Hicks, 2010

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