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Seventh-day Adventist Hymnal · No. 295 · Words: William McComb
Chief of Sinners
Create PowerPoint slides from this hymn →A 19th-century hymn by Irish poet William McComb in which the speaker—calling himself the chief of sinners—marvels at Christ's atoning love that sought and found him despite his unworthiness.
Verse 1
Chief of sinners though I be,
Jesus shed His blood for me;
Died that I might live on high,
Died that I might never die;
As the brance is to the vine,
I am His, and He is mine.
Verse 2
O the height of Jesus' love!
Higher than the heaven above,
Deeper than the deepest sea,
Lasting as eternity;
Love that found me-wondrous thought!
Found me when I sought Him not!
Verse 3
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;
Safe with Him from earthly strife,
He sustains the hidden life.
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