The Cyber Hymnal ‎#12645

12645. Have Mercy, Lord, On Us, We Pray

1 Have mercy Lord, on us we pray,
Thy grace to us reveal;
O turn Thy plagues from us away
Tho’ we deserve them well.

2 Thy punishments are justly due,
And answer to our crimes!
And we are made to feel them too,
In these distressing times.

3 Lord, what destruction death has made,
How has it swept our towns;
So many numbered with the dead,
In neighboring places round.

4 Death visits us in all our homes,
And there makes his abode:
And hurries mortals to their tombs,
That sink beneath his load.

5 Well may we sorrow, weep and mourn,
And pray with all our heart:
That God in mercy may return,
1 And bid our plagues depart.

Text Information

• First Line: Have mercy Lord, on us we pray
• Title: Have Mercy, Lord, On Us, We Pray
• Author: Paul B. Henkel (alt.)
• Meter: CM
• Language: English
• Source: Church Hymn Book (New Market, VA: Solomon Henkel, 1816)
• Copyright: Public Domain
• Notes: Alternate tunes: ABRIDGE by Isaac Smith, WALSALL attributed to Henry Purcell, YORK from Scottish "Psalter," 1615; Note: The 1816 ed­i­tion of this hym­nal does not name the au­thor. Hen­kel’s son, Am­brose Hen­kel, iden­ti­fies his fa­ther as the au­thor by a dou­ble dag­ger symb­ol (‡) in the 1838 ed­i­tion, page 440.

Tune Information

• Name: WINDSOR
• Composer: Christopher Tye (1533)
• Meter: CM
• Key: g minor
• Copyright: Public Domain