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Text:In mercy, not in wrath
Author:Rev. John Newton
Tune:[In mercy, not in wrath]
Composer:Chetham

352. In mercy, not in wrath

1 In mercy, not in wrath,
Rebuke me, gracious God;
Lest, if Thy whole displeasure rise,
I sink beneath Thy rod.

2 Touched by Thy quickening power,
My load of guilt I feel;
The wounds Thy Spirit hath unclosed,
Oh, let that Spirit heal.

3 In trouble and in gloom,
Must I forever mourn?
And wilt Thou not at length, O God,
In pitying love return?

4 Oh, come, ere life expire;
Send down Thy power to save;
For who shall sing Thy Name in death,
Or praise Thee in the grave!

5 Why should I doubt Thy grace,
Or yield to dread despair?
Thou wilt fulfill Thy promised word,
And grant me all my prayer.

Amen.

Text Information
First Line: In mercy, not in wrath
Title: In mercy, not in wrath
Author: Rev. John Newton (1779)
Meter: S. M.
Language: English
Publication Date: 1894
Topic: General
Notes: Tune name in index: AYLESBURY
Tune Information
Name: [In mercy, not in wrath]
Composer: Chetham
Meter: S. M.
Key: e minor



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