Hear, gracious God, a sinner’s cry
For I have nowhere else to fly
My hope, my only hope’s in Thee
O God, be merciful to me.
To Thee I come, a sinner poor
And wait for mercy at Thy door
Indeed, I’ve nowhere else to flee
O God, be merciful to me.
To Thee I come, a sinner weak
And scarce know how to pray or speak
From fear and weakness set me free
O God, be merciful to me!
To Thee I come, a sinner vile
Upon me, Lord, vouchsafe to smile;
Mercy, through blood, I make my plea
O God, be merciful to me
To Thee I come, a sinner great
And well Thou knowest all my state
Yet full forgiveness is with Thee
O God, be merciful to me.
To Thee I come, a sinner lost
Nor have I aught wherein to trust
But where Thou art, Lord, I would be
O God be merciful to me.
To glory bring me, Lord, at last
And there, when all my fears are past
With all Thy saints, then, I’ll agree
God has been merciful to me
Samuel Medley
I love you posting these hymns that are so so rich! we don’t sing anything like that in France…something that is missing here is rich hymns with biblical/practical teaching…we so often sing things that were written in the 60′s that are too shallow for words! I know it’s not the same in every church here in France, having visited one or two others, our lot need re educating!
We sung this hymn the Sunday before last, it’s in Grace hymns. It’s a lovely expression of God’s mercy .Thanks for coming by.