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Text:God of Mercy, God of Grace
Author:Henry F. Lyte
Tune:RATISBON
Composer:Johann Gottlob Werner
Harmonizer:William H. Havergal
Media:MIDI file

1926. God of Mercy, God of Grace

1. God of mercy, God of grace,
Show the brightness of Thy face;
Shine upon us, Savior, shine,
Fill Thy Church with light divine,
And Thy saving health extend,
Unto earth’s remotest end.

2. Let the people praise Thee, Lord!
Be by all that live adored;
Let the nations shout and sing
Glory to their Savior King,
At Thy feet their tribute pay,
And Thy holy will obey.

3. Let the people praise Thee, Lord!
Earth shall then her fruits afford,
God to man His blessings give,
Man to God devoted live;
All below and all above
One in joy and light and love.

Text Information
First Line: God of mercy, God of grace
Title: God of Mercy, God of Grace
Author: Henry F. Lyte (1834)
Meter: 77.77.77
Language: English
Publication Date: 1996
Source: Spirit of the Psalms, 1834
Copyright: Public Domain
Notes: Alternate tunes: HALLETT, James H. Sheppard, 1835-1879); HEATHLANDS, Henry T. Smart, 1866
Tune Information
Name: RATISBON
Composer: Johann Gottlob Werner (1815)
Harmonizer: William H. Havergal (1861)
Meter: 77.77.77
Incipit: 55671 17615 34213
Key: D Major
Source: Johann G. Werner's Choralbuch zu den neuen protestantischen Gesangbüchern (Leipzig, Germany: 1815)
Copyright: Public Domain



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