The Cyber Hymnal ‎#1604

1604. For Thy Mercy and Thy Grace

1. For Thy mercy and Thy grace,
Constant through another year,
Hear our song of thankfulness;
Jesus, our Redeemer, hear.

2. Lo! our sins on Thee we cast,
Thee, our perfect Sacrifice;
And, forgetting all the past,
Press towards our glorious prize.

3. Dark the future: let Thy light
Guide us, bright and morning Star:
Fierce our foes, and hard the fight;
Arm us, Savior, for the war.

4. In our weakness and distress,
Rock of strength, be Thou our Stay;
In the pathless wilderness
Be our true and living Way.

5. Who of us death’s awful road
In the coming year shall tread?
With Thy rod and staff, O God,
Comfort Thou his dying bed.

6. Keep us faithful, keep us pure,
Keep us evermore Thine own;
Help, O help us to endure;
Fit us for the promised crown.

7. So within Thy palace gate
We shall praise, on golden strings,
Thee the only potentate,
Lord of lords, and King of kings.

Text Information

• First Line: For Thy mercy and Thy grace
• Title: For Thy Mercy and Thy Grace
• Author: Henry Downton (1841)
• Meter: 77.77
• Language: English
• Copyright: Public Domain
• Notes: Alternate tune: CULBACH, from Heilige Seelenlust, by Johann Scheffler, 1657

Tune Information

• Name: ST. AUSTELL
• Composer: Arthur Henry Brown (1876)
• Meter: 77.77
• Incipit: 56543 43234 32565
• Key: D Major
• Copyright: Public Domain