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Text:God's Mercies
Tune:JERUSALEM

261. God's Mercies

1 The mercies of my God and King
My tongue shall still pursue:
Oh, happy they, who, while they sing
Those mercies, share them too!
As bright and lasting as the sun,
As lofty as the sky,
From age to age thy truth shall run,
And chance and change defy.

2 The covenant of the King of kings
Shall stand for ever sure;
Beneath the shadow of thy wings
Thy saints repose secure.
In earth below, in heaven above,
Who, who is Lord like thee?
Oh, spread the gospel of thy love,
Till all thy glories see!

Text Information
First Line: The mercies of my God and King
Title: God's Mercies
Language: English
Publication Date: 1884
Topic: Covenant: Divine; God: Attributes; Mercies (1 more...)
Notes: Now Public Domain
Tune Information
Name: JERUSALEM
Meter: C. M. D.
Key: D Major



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