Timeless Truths ‎#671

671. Jesus, Have Mercy on Me

1 Out on the desert in darkness and sin,
Long have I wandered, my Savior, from Thee;
Hopeless and wretched, so long have I been,
Jesus, have mercy on me.

Refrain:
Hopeless and wretched am I,
Jesus, have mercy on me;
Save, or I perish and die,
Jesus, have mercy on me.

2 Great are my sins as a mountain of woe,
Looming before in my pathway I see;
Yet Thou canst save me forever, I know,
Jesus, have mercy on me. [Refrain]

3 Lord, I forsake my rebellion and sin,
Fain would I fly from my troubles to Thee;
Oh, how I long for Thy glory within!
Jesus, have mercy on me. [Refrain]

4 Lord, I am yearning for mercy today,
Now as I come in repentance to Thee,
Take all the guilt of my sins far away;
Jesus, have mercy on me. [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: Out on the desert in darkness and sin
• Title: Jesus, Have Mercy on Me
• Author: Charles W. Naylor (1911)
• Refrain First Line: Hopeless and wretched am I
• Meter: 10.10.10.7.7.7.7.7
• Scripture:
  Mark 10:47
• Topic: Supplication
• Source: Timeless Truths (http://library.timelesstruths.org/music/Jesus_Have_Mercy_on_Me); Faith Publishing House, Echoes from Heaven, 1976 (87); The Gospel Trumpet Company, Select Hymns, 1911 (300)

Tune Information

• Name: [Out on the desert in darkness and sin]
• Composer: Barney E. Warren (1911)
• Meter: 10.10.10.7.7.7.7.7
• Key: A Major
• Source: Timeless Truths (http://library.timelesstruths.org/music/Jesus_Have_Mercy_on_Me); Faith Publishing House, Echoes from Heaven, 1976 (87); The Gospel Trumpet Company, Select Hymns, 1911 (300)