A Collection of Hymns and A Liturgy ‎#132

132. God of my mercy and my praise!

1 God of my mercy and my praise!
Thy glory is my song,
Though sinners speak against thy grace
With a blaspheming tongue.

2 When in the form of mortal man
Thy Son on earth was found,
With cruel slanders, false and vain,
They compass'd him around.

3 Their mis'ries his compassion move'd,
Their peace he still pursu'd:
They render'd hatred for his love,
And evil for his good.

4 Their malice rag'd without a cause;
Yet with his dying breath,
He pray'd for murderers on his cross,
And bless'd his foes in death.

5 O may his conduct, all-divine,
To me a model prove!
Like his, O God! my heart incline
My enemies to love.

Text Information

• First Line: God of my mercy and my praise!
• Meter: C. M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1814
• Topic: Example of Christ
• Notes: Public Domain.

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