

                          "Jesus, Pitying the Sighs"
                        "The Seven Words on the Cross"
                        by Thomas B. Pollock, 1836-1896
                                  Text From:
                              THE LUTHERAN HYMNAL
                 (St. Louis: Concordia Publishing House, 1941)



        1. Jesus, pitying the sighs
        Of the thief who near Thee dies,
        Promising him Paradise:
        Hear us, holy Jesus.

        2. May we in our guilt and shame
        Still Thy love and mercy claim,
        Calling humbly on Thy name:
         Hear us, holy Jesus.

        3. May our hearts to Thee incline,
        Looking from our cross to Thine,
        Cheer our souls with hope divine:
        Hear us, holy Jesus.

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        Notes:
        Hymn #181 from _The Lutheran Hymnal_
        Text: Luke 23:43
        Author: Thomas B. Pollock, 1870
        Composer: Bernhard Schumacher, 1939
        Tune: "Septem Verba"
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