Hymns:How can we sinners know
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| How can we sinners know | |
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| Title | How can we sinners know |
| Author | Charles Wesley |
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| Orig. Key | G Major |
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| Meter | SM |
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| 1st Line | How can we sinners know |
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How can we sinners know
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Summary
How can a sinner know. C. Wesley. [The Marks of Faith.] Published in Hymns and Sacred Poems, 1749, vol. ii., No. 161. It consists of 8 stanzas, and each stanza is composed of 4 lines of 6âs metre, and 4 lines of short metre (Poetical Works, 1868-72, vol. v. p. 363). In the Wesleyan Hymn Book, 1780, No. 93, stanzas iv., v. were omitted, and the rest were rewritten in S.M. throughout. In this form the hymn is in common use in Great Britain and America.
Lyrics
- How can we sinners know
our sins on earth forgiven?
How can my gracious Savior show
my name inscribed in heaven? - What we have felt and seen,
with confidence we tell,
and publish to the ends of earth
the signs infallible. - We who in Christ believe
that he for us hath died,
we all his unknown peace receive
and feel his blood applied. - We by his Spirit prove
and know the things of God,
the things which freely doth impart
and signs us with his cross. - The meek and lowly heart
that in our Savior was,
to us that Spirit doth impart
and signs us with his cross. - Our nature's turned, our mind
transformed in all its powers,
and both the witnesses are joined,
the Spirit of God with ours.
Hymnal Instances
References
- ↑ Julian, John (1907). Dictionary of Hymnology . Grand Rapids, MI: Kregel Publications.
- ↑ Hymnary.org (2009). "Text: How can we sinners know".
- ↑ Hymnary.org (2009). "Instances: How Can We Sinners Know".
