The Cyber Hymnal ‎#4868

4868. O God, Most Merciful and True

1. O God, most merciful and true,
Thy nature to my soul impart;
’Stablish with me the covenant new,
And write salvation on my heart.

2. To real holiness restored,
O let me gain my Savior’s mind,
And in the knowledge of my Lord,
Fullness of life eternal find!

3. Remember, Lord, my sins no more,
That them I may no more forget;
But, sunk in guiltless shame, adore,
With speechless wonder, at Thy feet.

4. O’erwhelmed with Thy stupendous grace,
I shall not in Thy presence move,
But breathe unutterable praise,
And rapturous awe, and silent love.

5. Then every murmuring thought and vain
Expires, in sweet confusion lost;
I cannot of my cross complain,
I cannot of my goodness boast.

6. Pardoned for all that I have done,
My mouth as in the dust I hide
And glory give to God alone,
My God forever pacified.

Text Information

• First Line: O God, most merciful and true
• Title: O God, Most Merciful and True
• Author: Charles Wesley (1762)
• Meter: LM
• Language: English
• Source: Short Hymns on Select Passages of the Holy Scriptures, 1762
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: SNOHOMISH
• Composer: Samuel S. Wesley, 1810-1876
• Meter: LM
• Incipit: 53154 33214 36514
• Key: E Major
• Copyright: Public Domain