Hymns and Devotions for Daily Worship ‎#84

84. Have Mercy

1. Lord, when we bend before thy throne,
And our confessions pour,
Teach us to feel the sins we own,
And hate what we deplore.

Refrain:
Have mercy, have mercy,
Have mercy, have mercy.

2. Our broken spirits, pitying see;
True penitence impart;
And let a kindling glance from thee
Light hope within the heart. [Refrain]

3. When we disclose our wants in prayer,
May we our wills resign;
And not a thought our hearts will share
That is not wholly thine. [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: Lord, when we bend before thy throne
• Title: Have Mercy
• Author: Joseph Carlyle (1802)
• Refrain First Line: Have mercy, have mercy
• Meter: 8.6.8.6 with refrain
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2024
• Scripture:
  John 1:48
• Topic: Lent
• Notes: Text by Joseph Carlyle, from A Collection of Psalms & Hymns (1802), alt.

Tune Information

• Name: HAVE MERCY
• Composer: Rachel Wilhelm (2016)
• Meter: 8.6.8.6 with refrain
• Incipit: 71711 7765
• Key: b minor or modal
• Copyright: ©2016 Rachel Wilhelm (BMI)
• Notes: Tune HAVE MECRY by Rachel Wilhelm, from her album A Kindling Glance (2016).