Singing the Living Tradition ‎#185

185. Your Mercy, Oh Eternal One

1 Your mercy, Oh Eternal one
by no heart measured yet;
in joy, or grief, or shade, or sun
I never will forget.

2 I give the whole and not the part
of all you gave to me;
my goods, my life, my soul, my heart
I yield them all as free.

3 And when in silent awe we wait,
and word and sign forebear,
the hinges of the golden gate
move soundless at our prayer.

Text Information

• First Line: Your mercy, Oh Eternal one
• Title: Your Mercy, Oh Eternal One
• Author: Rabindranath Tagore, 1861-1941
• Meter: C.M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1993
• Topic: Wisdom from the World's Religions: Words from Sacred Traditions; Healing and Comfort; Hinduism

Tune Information

• Name: DUNDEE
• Harmonizer: Thomas Ravenscroft, 1592-1635
• Meter: C.M.
• Key: D Major
• Source: Scottish psalter, 1615