Psalms, Hymns and Spiritual Songs ‎#CCCXII

CCCXII. At Charity Lectures

1 Father of mercies, send thy grace,
All pow'rful from above,
To form, in our obedient souls,
The image of thy love.

2 O may our sympathizing breasts
The gen'rous pleasure know;
Kindly to share in other's joy,
And weep for other's woe.

3 When the most helpless sons of grief
In low distress are laid,
Soft be our hearts, their pains to feel,
And swift our hands to aid.

4 So Jesus look'd on dying man,
When thron'd above the skies;
And mid'st th' embraces of his God,
He felt compassion rise.

5 On wings of love the Saviour flew,
To raise us from the ground,
And shed the richest of his blood,
A balm for ev'ry wound.

Text Information

• First Line: Father of mercies, send thy grace
• Title: At Charity Lectures
• Author: Doddridge
• Meter: C. M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1792
• Scripture:
  Matthew 5:42
  ;
  Proverbs 11:25
  ;
  1 Corinthians 16:14
• Topic: Miscellaneous Hymns for Sundry Occasions
• Notes: Public Domain.

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