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Dear Saviour oh! What ails this heart, sure tis of stone it cannot ‘nor yet resent the death of thee whose death alone could ransom me.

Full Text
Dear Saviour oh! What ails this heart, sure tis of stone it cannot ‘nor yet resent the death of thee whose death alone could ransom me.
Listed on Page Number
317
Sampler Worked By
Elizabeth Brown
Date of Sampler
16 August 1770
Place Sampler Made
n.p.
Sampler Listed on Page
34
Author/Publication/Country/Date
Tate, Nahum. “Soliloqui,” Miscellanea Sacra: or, Poems on Divine and Moral Subjects. London: Henry Playford, 1696, p. 18 See also: “A Hymn for Good Friday Set by Mr. Akeroyde.” The Divine Companion: Being a Collection of New and Easie Hymns and Anthems…London: Henry Playford, 1701, p.36.
Notes
https://archive.org/details/bim_early-english-books-1641-1700_miscellanea-sacra-or-p_tate-nahum_1696/page/(18)/mode/1up?q=saviour See also: https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Divine_Companion_being_a_Collection/4JpOFoGjMnoC?hl=en&gbpv=1 Originally a poem by Nahum Tate, it is better known as a popular hymn set to music by Samuel Ackeroyde and is most often mistakenly attributed to him. This is published in many hymnals in many different versions. The earliest seems to be 1765 and Anonymous author. Title is Behold the Saviour at the Door.