Author: Henry Downton Hymnal: The Cyber Hymnal #1604 Meter: 7.7.7.7 Lyrics: 1. For Thy mercy and Thy grace,
Constant through another year,
Hear our song of thankfulness;
Jesus, our Redeemer, hear.
2. Lo! our sins on Thee we cast,
Thee, our perfect Sacrifice;
And, forgetting all the past,
Press towards our glorious prize.
3. Dark the future: let Thy light
Guide us, bright and morning Star:
Fierce our foes, and hard the fight;
Arm us, Savior, for the war.
4. In our weakness and distress,
Rock of strength, be Thou our Stay;
In the pathless wilderness
Be our true and living Way.
5. Who of us death’s awful road
In the coming year shall tread?
With Thy rod and staff, O God,
Comfort Thou his dying bed.
6. Keep us faithful, keep us pure,
Keep us evermore Thine own;
Help, O help us to endure;
Fit us for the promised crown.
7. So within Thy palace gate
We shall praise, on golden strings,
Thee the only potentate,
Lord of lords, and King of kings. Languages: English Tune Title: ST. AUSTELL
For Thy Mercy and Thy Grace