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Text:Have Mercy, Lord, on Us
Author:Nahum Tate, 1652-1715
Author:Nicholas Brady, 1659-1726
Tune:SOUTHWELL

577. Have Mercy, Lord, on Us

1 Have mercy, Lord, on us,
For you are ever kind;
Though we have sinned before you, Lord,
Your mercy let us find.

2 Lord, wash away our guilt,
And cleanse us from our sin;
For we confess our wrongs and see
How great our guilt has been.

3 The joy your grace can give,
Let us again obtain;
And may your Spirit’s firm support
Our spirits then sustain.

4 To God the Father, Son,
And Spirit glory be,
Who was and is and shall be so
For all eternity.

Text Information
First Line: Have mercy, Lord, on us
Title: Have Mercy, Lord, on Us
Author: Nahum Tate, 1652-1715 (alt.)
Author: Nicholas Brady, 1659-1726 (alt.)
Meter: SM
Language: English
Publication Date: 2015
Source: A New Version of the Psalmes of David, London, 1698
Tune Information
Name: SOUTHWELL
Meter: SM
Key: e minor or modal
Source: William Daman's The Psalmes of David in English Metre, London, 1579



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